For deletions, loss of the IFN gene cluster was associated with a significantly increased mortality in 9 cancer types, including thyroid (OR = 4.92), uterus (OR = 2.71), kidney (OR = 2.26), brain (OR = 2.08), mesenchyme (OR = 1.95), breast (OR = 1.59), mesothelium (OR = 1.30), liver (OR = 1.27), and lung (OR = 1.22) (Fig. 2B). Here, IFNA1 is linked to cancer.