PPP4C-related metastasis genes serve as a prognostic signature and potential therapeutic target in renal cell carcinoma

Abstract Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12672-026-04930-4. Article type: Research Article Keywords: PPP4C, Pan-cancer, Prognosis, Immunity, Renal cell carcinoma Authors: Lili Zhang, Dengwang Chen, Mingzhen Li, Xiaoyu Li, Ying Wang, Xiaojuan Pei Affiliations: https://ror.org/01vjw4z39grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong China; https://ror.org/01vjw4z39grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China; https://ror.org/00g5b0g93grid.417409.f0000 0001 0240 6969Department of Histology and Embryology, Zunyi Medical University,