Moreover, KEGG pathway analysis revealed the involvement of HOXA9 targets in the cell cycle, autophagy, metabolism, the AMPK pathway, Hippo signaling, PI3K/AKT signaling, TGF-β signaling, Rap1 signaling and transcriptional misregulation in cancer, indicating the potential role of those targets in cancer-associated biological processes. Here, TGFB1 is linked to cancer.