Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin(NGAL) is a novel member of the lipocalin family and may be a new human oncogene, but the regulation mechanism of NGAL was not clear in the cancer.
Squamous cell cancers arise from squamous cells that undergo genetic mutations that either activate proto-oncogenes or inactivate tumor suppressor genes.
And this is due to mutations in the TSC1 or TSC2 tumor suppressor genes, genes that usually suppress tumor growth, therefore a mutation leads to myocyte overgrowth.