However, there are a few reports that deviate from this trend (Zhu et al., 2024), and it is reported that CEBPA can promote LOXL2 and LOXL3 transcription and stabilize BCL-2, thereby enhancing the proliferation and metastasis of LC cells in vitro (Fan et al., 2024). Here, BCL2 is linked to laryngotracheoesophageal cleft.