LUC7L2 and neoplasm: Furthermore, pathway and gene network analyses of genes in the fusion region revealed alterations in retinoic acid mediated apoptosis and MAPK signaling pathways and key hub genes that may potentially be involved in tumor growth and progression, including BRAF, LUC7L2, MKRN1, RICTOR, TP53, HIPK2, HNF4A, POU5F, and SOX4.