LIMA1 is associated with the progression and metastasis of various solid tumors including oral cancer (8), esophageal cancer (79), gastric cancer (80), prostate cancer (11, 41, 42, 81), breast cancer (43), ovarian cancer (44), and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (45, 46), as well as osteosarcoma (82) and lymphoma (83, 84) (Table 2). The gene discussed is LIMA1; the disease is gastric cancer.