SPOCD1 mRNA expression level was substantially elevated in malignant cancers as opposed to their matched normal counterparts, particularly in the case of stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD), breast cancer (BRCA), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), colon adenocarcinoma (COAD), and rectum adenocarcinoma (READ) (Figure 1A,B). The gene discussed is SPOCD1; the disease is head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.