It is well known that Twist is reactivated in different types of tumors and it is considered to play a key role in the development and progression of human cancer, being associated with advanced tumor stage and poor prognosis in rhabdomyosarcoma, gastric carcinoma, melanoma, glioma, liver carcinoma and breast, prostate, bladder and pancreatic cancer [37]; [52], [53]; [36], [54]. The gene discussed is TWIST1; the disease is neoplasm.