SLC16A7 and cancer: When checked at a genomic level for only copy number alterations, the four genes, namely, SLC16A1, SLC16A3, SLC16A7, and SLC16A8, cumulatively show alterations in all the cancers present in the TCGA dataset (TCGA, Pan Cancer Atlas) and Ovarian cancer ranks 5th in that list, as shown in Figure 2a.