Notably, two specific genes, ZDHHC9 (a palmitoyl-acyltransferase) and ABHD17C (a de-palmitoyl-acyltransferase), displayed significant dysregulation across more than 10 human cancer types and exhibited correlation with cancer subtypes in seven human cancer types (Fig. 2A, Additional file 2: Fig. S2A). The gene discussed is ABHD17C; the disease is cancer.