Careful examination (GSE67806) showed that the expression levels of genes upstream (Atoh7, Pbld1, Pbld2, Nnrnph3, Dna2, Slc25a16, Tet1, Snord98, Ccar1, Stox1, Ddx50, Ddx21) or downstream (Vps26a, Supv3I1, Hk1, Tacr2, Tspan15, Neurog3, Col13a1) of serglycin did not differ significantly between SG+/- and SG-/- tumours, indicating that heterozygotes are appropriate as controls. This evidence concerns the gene STOX1 and neoplasm.