Comparative analysis of multiple primary human NSCLC cells (pNSCLC1, pNSCLC2, pNSCLC3, derived from three distinct informed consent patients [26, 27]) and the A549 cell line, against normal primary human lung epithelial cells (pEpi1, pEpi2 [26, 27]), indicated significantly higher MZT2B mRNA transcript levels across all examined NSCLC cell types (Fig. 4D). Here, MZT2B is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.