EIF4G1 and cancer: Of the 760 genes, 10 (MAPK3, ZEB1, TEK, NOS2, PTCH1 EIF4G1, GMPS, CDK2, RUVBL1, and TIMELESS) showed statistically meaningful associations with the VIP (Pearson’s R-coefficient > |0.3|; p < 0.05) across all cancer histologies.