Okabe et al. (2019) found that the expression level of FOXD2 mRNA is high in normal podocytes and that FOXD2 maintains podocyte integrity. Notably, only three human studies on FOXD2 have been linked to cancer. Both meningioma and CRC are associated with FOXD2 (Conesa-Zamora et al., 2015). Here, FOXD2 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.