“…The 43 genes with similar expression patterns are likely to have related functions in the aggressive growth and metastasis of cancers (64). In the PPI network, the genes of AEBP1, MMP14, OLFML2B, PDGFRB, SERPINE1, SPARC, SFRP2, COL1A2, COL6A3, THBS2, COL5A2, COL11A1, FAP, MXRA5 and THY1 were upregulated in solid cancer tissues, and significantly associated with the overall survival of patients with cancer (74)(75)(76)(77)(78)(79)(80)(81)(82). Some genes in the PPI network, including AEBP1, OLFML2B, PDGFRB, SERPINE1, COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 have been reported to be associated with metastasis, invasion and migration in cancer cells (74,76,80,83,84).…”