Heat map analysis on TCGA-BLCA patient data (Figure 2a,b) showed a visually noticeable correlation between DSC3 and TCIGs (including TNFSF10, CD44, IFNGR1, IL12RB2, STAT4, IL15, and STAT1) and TPIGs (including CXCL8, FOXP3, STAT3, VHL, BATF, GATA3, CEBPB, IL4R, CD63, and PPARG). This evidence concerns the gene IL15 and bladder transitional cell carcinoma.