Ck-19 expression levels are associated with several key tumor molecular features such as estrogen and progesterone receptor expression in breast cancer, and von Hippel-Lindau gene alterations in kidney tumors, suggesting that altered cellular functions or the differentiation status of neoplastic cells can be as easily influenced by expression levels and filament composition such as Ck-19 (27). The gene discussed is KRT19; the disease is kidney neoplasm.