SLC39A7 and prostate carcinoma: Albrecht et al., 2008 recorded the expression of genes coding for seven ZIP transporters (ZIP-1, ZIP-3a, ZIP-6, ZIP-7, ZIP-8, ZIP-10, and ZIP-14) in healthy prostate tissue samples, non-tumorigenic RWPE1 cell line, and prostate cancer cell lines, while the latter recording expression for the ZIP-3b as well [65].