An elevated expression of LARP1 has been shown to correlate with clinical outcome in hepatocellular carcinoma,7 LARP3 protein expression is increased in cervical cancer and higher levels have been shown to correlate with adverse outcome in lung cancer.8, 9 In contrast, LARP7 is a potential tumor suppressor in gastric and cervical tumors.10, 11. The gene discussed is LARP1; the disease is cervical carcinoma.