In the qRT-PCR analysis, no significant differences were observed for EFNA1, a tumour-promoting gene, or for integrin β1, a well-characterised adhesion-related gene, as well as CTGF and CCND1 (encoding cyclin D1), both of which are upregulated by YAP nuclear translocation when the Hippo pathway is inactivated. This evidence concerns the gene CCN2 and neoplasm.