Amplification of the chromosome 3q seems to occur frequently in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This study analyzed the clinical effect of messenger RNA (mRNA) expression for PIK3CA (the gene that encodes phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase catalytic alpha-polypeptide) and TFRC (the gene that encodes the transferrin receptor), which map within chromosome 3q in ESCC.
Department of Oncological Science (Surgery 2), Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasamam-machi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan. hasamada2000@yahoo.co.jp
