A3 1–31 Mb included all genes comprised in a gene signature of 18 genes (i.e. TPX2, DLGAP4, DSN1, RBL1, FAM83D, MYBL2, PABPC1L, UBE2C, CTSA, MMP9, SULF2, CSE1L, SALL4, ZNF217, PFDN4, AURKA, RAE1, and PMEPA1) associated with poor prognosis in many human cancer types51. This evidence concerns the gene SULF2 and cancer.