KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY

Scientists gain insight into the molecular mechanisms of squamous cell cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a lethal cancer arising from the stratified epithelia of skin, esophagus, cervix, as well as the head and neck tissues. Genomic analysis of SCCs identified genomic amplification of TP63 in up to 30% of tumors, with overexpression of its mRNA in the majority of SCCs.