CCDC136 encodes a poorly characterized tumour suppressor which has been found to be downregulated in gastric carcinoma (Zhang et al.2004) and is highly expressed in the cerebellum and in the occipital cortex (Allen Human Brain Atlas, Hawrylycz et al.2012; http://human.brain-map.org). This evidence concerns the gene CCDC136 and gastric carcinoma.