PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (2): 140-143.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2018.02.010

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Research progress of HOX gene and gynecologic tumor

BI Qiling1, ZHOU Lihong2, HAN Yimin1   

  1. 1.Department of Gynaecology,Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital,Harbin 150081,China;
    2.Department of Gynaecology,Altay Region People′s Hospital
  • Received:2017-11-19 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-05-09

Abstract: The homeobox(HOX)gene is a special type of transcriptional regulator that plays an important role in physiological regulation mechanisms such as embryonic development,cell growth,differentiation and migration.Recent studies have found that HOX gene expression is abnormal and affects the occurrence and development of tumor.This review summarizes the progress of HOX gene and gynecologic oncology including cervical cancer,endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer,and the instruction and application of HOX gene in the treatment of cancer.We are making the guiding direction of exploring HOX gene through summarizing the existed research reports in order to alleviate the pain of gynecological cancer patients.

Key words: HOX, Cervical carcinoma, Endometrial cancer, Epithelial ovarian cancer

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