Recent findings on HABP2 gene in nonmedullary thyroid cancer52, deubiquitinating enzyme coding BAP1 in multiple cancers53, ovarian cancer gene 1 (OVCA1)54, promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML)55 and regucalcin (RGN)56 are offered by variable levels of supporting functional evidence. This evidence concerns the gene HABP2 and cancer.