ESM1 Is a Promising Therapeutic Target and Prognostic Indicator for Esophageal Carcinogenesis/Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 2

Top 10 genes in the PPI network ranked by degree method.

Rank	Gene name	Score
1	ESM1	32
2	MMP9	18
2	CXCL1	18
4	CXCL10	15
4	CCL20	15
6	CXCL5	14
7	SPP1	10
7	IL11	10
9	MMP3	9
9	IL36G	9