NUP153 and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: In cholangiocarcinoma (CHOL), colorectal adenocarcinoma (COAD), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), and stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD, a type of gastric cancer), NUP153 expression was higher than in normal human tissues, while in kidney chromophobe (KICH) and thyroid cancer (THCA), expression was significantly downregulated (Figures 1A, B).