Evaluation of a five-gene signature associated with stromal infiltration for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Figure 7 Validation of the positive correlation between the five genes and the infiltration level of cancer-associated fibroblasts. A-E: Alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) (A), cathepsin B (CTSB) (B), fibronectin (FN1) (C), matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9) (D), and secreted protein acidic and cysteine-rich (SPARC) (E) were subjected to analysis for correlation with the infiltration level of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) by the tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion (TIDE) portal. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically different.