Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, KLHL20 mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 3 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated KLHL20 data layer compared with 25 for mass-spec protein and 7 for mutation status.
The strongest signal is observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), where higher KLHL20 mass-spec protein is associated with better disease-free survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated KLHL20 expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as HNSC and LSCC show a favorable association.
HNSC, CCRCC, and LSCC are the cancer types where KLHL20 mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.