Immunohistochemical staining reveals higher PINK1 expression in tumor tissues, which is strongly linked to the tumor-node-metastasis classification and is associated with longer overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (Zou et al. 2019; Poewe et al. 2017; Schulz et al. 2015; Lu et al. 2020). Here, PINK1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.