Lastly our breakpoint analysis uncovered recurrent deletions and rearrangements of the CLTC-PTRH2-VMP1 locus, evident in diverse tumor types, including glioblastoma, neuroblastoma, lung cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, melanoma, and leukemias. This evidence concerns the gene PTRH2 and thyroid gland carcinoma.