Notably, the expression of ZEB1 was found to be positively correlated with the expression of PREX1, CSE1L and STAU1 in both TCGA CRC samples and our CRC tissues, and the positive correlations were more significant in carriers with rs4810856-C allele, compared to carries with T allele (Fig. S11). Here, PREX1 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.