To investigate the potential role of DRGs in CRC progression, 10 DRGs (GYS1, NDUFS1, NDUFA11, OXSM, LRPPRC, NUBPL, NCKAP1, RPN1, SLC3A2, and SLC7A11) were obtained from Liu’s study (10). Here, NCKAP1 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.