Thus, there was a significant association between the 30-bp del-LMP1/XhoI-loss and NPC susceptibility (30-bp del-LMP1: OR = 2.86, 95% CI = 1.35 to 6.07, P = 0.00; XhoI-loss: OR = 8.5, 95% CI = 1.7 to 41, P = 0.00) (Figure 2). The gene discussed is PDLIM7; the disease is nasopharyngeal carcinoma.