The lmtk2 gene was identified as one of seven loci associated with prostate cancer in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using blood DNA from 1854 individuals with prostate cancer detected before 60 years of age or with a family history of the disease (Eeles et al., 2008; Guy et al., 2009). This evidence concerns the gene LMTK2 and prostate carcinoma.