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Deleted in Liver Cancer 1 also known as DLC1 and StAR-related lipid transfer protein 12 (STARD12) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the DLC1 gene.This gene is deleted in the primary tumor of hepatocellular carcinoma. It maps to 8p22-p21.3 a region frequently deleted in solid tumors. It is suggested that this gene is a candidate tumor suppressor gene for human liver cancer as well as for prostate lung colorectal and breast cancers.