Wild‐type p53‐induced phosphatase 1 (WIP1), an oncogene that is overexpressed in diverse cancers, has been regarded as a critical inhibitor of the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM)/radiation resistance gene 3 related (ATR)‐p53DNA damage signaling pathway (Lu et al., 2008). The gene discussed is ATM; the disease is cancer.