Among the cancer cells reported to express Cthrc1 are melanomas [2], [3], hepatocellular carcinoma [4], oral cancer [5], breast ductal carcinoma [6], [7], pancreatic cancer [8], colorectal cancer [9], [10], gastric cancer [11], and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans [12]. Here, CTHRC1 is linked to melanoma.