HNRNPA2B1 was previously reported to be associated with a number of cancers, including liver cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, and pancreatic cancer (Barcelo et al., 2014; Chen et al., 2017; Hu et al., 2017; Hung et al., 2017; Shi et al., 2018). This evidence concerns the gene HNRNPA2B1 and cancer.