IGF2BP2 and colorectal carcinoma: To determine the role of IGF2BP2 in CRC, we analyzed the data of CRC and normal tissues in the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) database (http://gepia.cancer-pku.cn/detail.php), and observed that IGF2BP2 was highly expressed in CRC and positively correlated with poor prognosis (Fig. 1A, B).