Compared with normal tissues, the expression of BDNF, FOXM1, SALL4, SERPINE1, TRIP6, LIMK1, EEPD1, MYT1, PBK, HMGA2, MAD2L1, and CDC25C was increased, while SYP, GRIN3A, EYA2, NGFR, MAPK10, FHL1, PBX1, STMN2, and IGF1 expression was decreased in COAD (Fig. 1C). The gene discussed is NGFR; the disease is colon adenocarcinoma.