Podoplanin is a mucin-type transmembrane glycoprotein expressed in normal cells23, 24 and highly expressed in cancer25, 26 with an important role in tumor progression.24, 25, 26 Podoplanin was assessed by FACS (Figure 3a) and confocal analysis (Figure 3b) of cells stained with Podoplanin antibody without prior permeabilisation. The gene discussed is PDPN; the disease is neoplasm.