Autophagy-related prognostic characteristics in patients with thyroid carcinoma. Risk score distribution of THCA patients with different risks (low, green; high, red) in the training group (A) and testing group (B). Dot plots showing the survival time and risk score in the training group (C) and testing group (D). Heatmap of the expression profiles of the 5 key genes in the training group (E) and testing group (F).