title: Amplification of the hst-1 gene in human esophageal carcinomas.
abstract: The hst-1 gene, previously designated as the hst gene, and seven other oncogenes were examined for possible structural changes in esophageal, gastric and colorectal carcinomas by Southern blot hybridization. The hst-1 gene was amplified in eight (42.1%) of the nineteen esophageal squamous cell carcinomas and in all four metastatic tumors of lymph nodes. The degree of amplification ranged from two to eight times. Coamplification of the hst-1 and c-erbB-1 gene was found in one case of esophageal carcinoma. However, no amplification of the hst-1 gene was detected in gastric and colorectal carcinomas.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009857:Oncogenes