Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, DUS1L mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 5 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated DUS1L data layer compared with 21 for mass-spec protein and 6 for mutation status.
The strongest signal is observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), where higher DUS1L mass-spec protein is associated with worse disease-free survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated DUS1L expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as LSCC show a favorable association.
HNSC, LSCC, and PDAC are the cancer types where DUS1L mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.