Next, by performing pan-cancer analysis, high expression of ADPGK was observed in PRAD and other cancer types, such as uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC), stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD), and rectum adenocarcinoma (READ) (Additional file 1: Fig. S2c). The gene discussed is ADPGK; the disease is prostate adenocarcinoma.