Mutations in DGCR8 are observed in thyroid cancer (Paulsson et al., 2021; Rodrigues et al., 2024; Rodrigues et al., 2022), and mutations in both DROSHA and DGCR8 occur in Wilms’ tumor (Rakheja et al., 2014; Walz et al., 2015), highlighting the importance of maintaining Microprocessor integrity. Here, DGCR8 is linked to Wilms tumor.