In a recently published paper49 it has been observed a strong cytotoxic effect and high cytosolic lipid accumulation of on Burkitt's lymphoma cells when they are treated with ST1326, an inhibitor of carnitine-palmitoyl transferase 1A (CPT1A).It has also has been shown that pharmacologic inhibition of fatty acid oxidation sensitizes human leukemia cells to apoptosis induction50. The gene discussed is CPT1A; the disease is leukemia.