We analyzed a group of genes that were upregulated in MSC lines compared to cancer cell lines, including transcription factors (ZBTB16, HAND2, and TWIST1), a cadherin regulating cell adhesion (CDH20), a receptor tyrosine kinase (PDGFR-α), and a negative cell cycle regulator (CDKN2A). Here, ZBTB16 is linked to cancer.