Consistently, data from the COSMIC database indicate an overall HRAS mutation rate of 19% in parotid gland carcinomas (http://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cosmic/browse/tissue#sn=salivary_gland&ss=parotid&hn=carcinoma&sh=&in=t&src=tissue). The gene discussed is HRAS; the disease is carcinoma of parotid gland.