DLEC1 and cancer: Mutations in deleted in lung and esophageal cancer 1 (DLEC1) gene or its inactivation by epigenetic silencing, namely, promoter CpG island hypermethylation or histone hypoacetylation, were previously reported in several cancers (lung [1], esophagus [2], kidney [3], stomach [4], colon [4], ovary [5], breast [6], head and neck [7], and lymphoma [8]).