For Western blot results, the tumor sizes of the 3 pairs of specimens were 2.3 cm, 4.0 cm, and 5.1 cm, respectively, including 1 case at stage T1, 1 case at stage T2, and 1 case at stage T3.The results showed that the expression of ITLN-1 was higher in the adjacent tissues (Fig. 3). This evidence concerns the gene ITLN1 and neoplasm.