For example, SOAT1 has been linked to the development of stomach cancer (Zhu et al., 2021), and pancreatic cancer (Oni et al., 2020); HCG11 may influence the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (Zheng et al., 2022); the PAQR6 gene has also been associated with several cancers (Yang et al., 2021). The gene discussed is SOAT1; the disease is gastric cancer.