To date, SDHA mutations have been reported in 37 GIST cases (Korpershoek et al., 2011; Pantaleo et al., 2011c; Belinsky et al., 2012; Dwight et al., 2012; Italiano et al., 2012; Miettinen et al., 2012; Wagner et al., 2012). This evidence concerns the gene SDHA and gastrointestinal stromal tumor.