DNA2 and cancer: Increased expression of DNA2 is found in a broad spectrum of cancers, including leukemia, melanoma, breast, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, and colon cancers (Peng et al. 2012; Dominguez-Valentin et al. 2013; Strauss et al. 2014; Jia et al. 2017; Kumar et al. 2017; Wellcome Sanger Institute).