Paired t-tests revealed higher levels of eIF4a3, in natural log scale, in tumors (mean = 3.8, SD = 1.4) compared to non-tumor tissues (mean = 3.2, SD = 1.3, p-value = 0.0004) from the same individual, and eIF4a3 levels were higher in the tumors derived from African Americans (mean = 4.1, SD = 1.1) than Caucasians (mean = 3.4, SD = 1.4, p-value = 0.026). This evidence concerns the gene EIF4A3 and neoplasm.