Univariate analysis revealed that high expression of METTL14, RBM15, ZC3H13, WTAP, FTO, ALKBH5, YTHDF1, YTHDF2, YTHDF3, YTHDC1, YTHDC2, IGF2BP2, and IGF2BP3 was associated with an unfavorable prognosis for gliomas. Here, YTHDF1 is linked to central nervous system cancer.