Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, SLC39A7 mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 3 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated SLC39A7 data layer compared with 27 for mass-spec protein.
The strongest signal is observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), where higher SLC39A7 mass-spec protein is associated with better disease-free survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated SLC39A7 expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as HNSC show a favorable association.
HNSC, UCEC, and CCRCC are the cancer types where SLC39A7 mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.