Thaiparambil et al. discovered an overlap in the expression of several mitotic spindle abnormalities and chromosomal mis-segregation-associated genes (such as AURKA, AURKB, and MAD212) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and LC (Thaiparambil et al. 2020). The gene discussed is AURKA; the disease is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.