Finally, ULK1, BECN1, ATG3, ATG5, ATG7, ATG9, ATG10, ATG12, LC3B and p62/SQSTM1 are expressed in gastric cancer tissues, where differences in expression correlate with clinicopathological characteristics such as histological types and lymph node metastasis, positioning these genes as potential biomarkers in gastric cancer [77]. The gene discussed is ATG12; the disease is gastric cancer.