Though anticipated to be associated with NPC, JNK proteins (MAPK8, MAPK9, MAPK10), tumor suppressor ARF (CDKN2A), Ras association domain-containing protein 1 (RASSF1), and cyclin D1 (CCND1) were not observed as statistically significant DEPs. Here, MAPK9 is linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.