To find out if ALKBH overexpression is a common phenomenon in cancer cells, we also assessed expression of ALKBH proteins in various cancerous cell lines: HeLa (cervix), U87 (brain), BICR 18 (larynx), Jurkat E6-1 (peripheral blood) and H929 (bone marrow), and embryonic HEK293 (kidney). The gene discussed is ALKBH1; the disease is cancer.