Moreover, large neutral amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1 or SLC7A5), the primary transporter of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) that are not synthesised in the body, is also overexpressed in lung cancer, glioblastoma and the blast phase of chronic myeloid leukaemia (98), providing the nutrients necessary for tumor growth (101). The gene discussed is SLC7A5; the disease is chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.