Author(s)

Meiling Fang¹, Yuantai Wan^1*, Jinjun Li²

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
²Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

The occurrence and development of digestive tract tumors are mainly caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, multiple incentives, multiple genes involved, and multi-step regulation. With the development of gene sequencing technology, precise treatment of tumor era has arrived. Studies have shown that the HOXA13 gene in the homeobox gene is abnormally expressed in digestive system tumors. Studies have shown that HOXA13 may have a certain relationship with the occurrence, development and prognosis of the tumor, pending the diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract tumors with a new gene target.

HOXA13, HOTTIP, Tumor of Digestive Tract

Fang, M. , Wan, Y. and Li, J. (2017) Research Progress of HOXA13/HOTTIP Gene and Digestive Tract Cancer. Journal of Cancer Therapy, 8, 1234-1240. doi: 10.4236/jct.2017.813104.