Family with sequence similarity 96 member A (FAM96A), also known as Cytosolic iron-sulphur (Fe/S) assembly component 2A (CIAO2A), is an evolutionarily conserved protein highly expressed in the immune system, associated with cytosolic iron assembly and tumour suppression, and is widely expressed in many tissues (79, 80). This evidence concerns the gene CIAO2A and neoplasm.