The MMPs with the highest correlation with GHR expression in both female and male patients with bladder cancer were MMP2 (rho = 0.472 (F), 0.457 (M)), MMP16 (rho = 0.464 (F), 0.509 (M)), and MMP23B (rho = 0.316 (F), 0.452 (M)) (Figure 3e). Here, MMP23B is linked to urinary bladder cancer.