We also identified the top 1 GEAR in individual cancer types, such as TLL1 (BLCA), PGK1 (BRCA), RFXANK (CESC), DPP7 (COAD), VWA8 (KIRC), SCMH1 (LGG), HILPDA (LIHC), TLE1 (LUAD), CD151 (LUSC), ANKRD13A (OV), SOCS2 (PAAD), DRG2 (PRAD), ADAMTS6 (STAD), PSMB8 (THCA), ASS1 (UCEC) (Supplementary file 1C). Here, ASS1 is linked to cancer.