TRAF2 and thyroid cancer: Other downregulated genes include Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase (TNIK), involved in colorectal carcinogenesis via modulation of Wnt signaling pathway [82], and Ankyrin-3 (ANK3), whose knock-down was reported to decrease the growth of prostate cancer cells while promoting their invasion both in vitro and in vivo [83], and to inhibit invasive abilities of thyroid cancer cells and their tumorigenesis when ectopically expressed [84].