The salivary scavenger and agglutinin (SALSA), also known as gp340, “deleted in malignant brain tumors 1” (DMBT1) and salivary agglutinin (SAG), is a multifunctional molecule found in high abundance on human mucosal surfaces (1, 2, 3, 4). This evidence concerns the gene DMBT1 and brain neoplasm.