Prognostic factors for MM include not only the histological subtypes, but other independent variables that include (among others), AQP1 expression by mesothelioma cells, the clinical status of the patient, the serum neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio and blood thrombocytosis.
Here we report that AQP1 is overexpressed in epithelioid mesothelioma and identify TRIP6 and EFEMP2 as candidate genes for further investigation in mesothelioma.