BthA-I-PLA2, an acidic PLA2 from B. jararacussu venom, also showed potential antitumor effects on Jurkat, SKBR-3 and Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT) cells, with the enzyme at 100 μg/mL promoting death of 50 to 70 % of the tumor cells [36]. This evidence concerns the gene PLA2G2A and neoplasm.