Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS)5–9 have suggested susceptibility to ALL is polygenic, identifying single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in eight loci influencing ALL risk at 7p12.2 (IKZF1), 9p21.3 (CDKN2A), 10p12.2 (PIP4K2A), 10q26.13 (LHPP), 12q23.1 (ELK3), 10p14 (GATA3), 10q21.2 (ARID5B), and 14q11.2 (CEBPE). The gene discussed is ARID5B; the disease is acute lymphoblastic leukemia.