To date, Dab2 expression has been reported to be reduced or lost in many additional cancer types, including colon (Kleeff et al., 2002), prostate (Tseng et al., 1998), esophageal (Anupam et al., 2006), nasopharyngeal (Tong et al., 2010), and head and neck (Hannigan et al., 2010). The gene discussed is DAB2; the disease is cancer.