Fig. 1

Study structure and major research methods in this paper. Abbreviation: GEO, Gene Expression Omnibus; TCGA, the cancer genome atlas; RT-qPCR, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction; ROC, receiver operating characteristics; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; SMD, standard mean deviation; SROC, summarized receiver operating characteristics; DEGs, differentially expressed genes; GO, gene ontology; KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; TF, transcription factor