Cohen-Kerem et al. (Cohen-Kerem et al., 2004) found that the expression of KRT17 was higher in laryngeal cancer tissues than in normal laryngeal tissues, and the expression of KRT17 in laryngeal tissue that is proximal to the surgical margin was also higher than that in the distal laryngeal tissues after surgical resection. The gene discussed is KRT17; the disease is laryngeal carcinoma.