HMGCS2 and colorectal carcinoma: Nevertheless, several genes, such as acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 2 (ACAA2), acyl-CoA dehydrogenase short chain (ACADS), acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1 (ACAT1), acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX), carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2), were shown to be downregulated in CRC, compared with distant normal colon tissue (NTC) in a transcriptome study [84].