We found 20/82 NSCLC (24%) with copy number gain of the AKT1 gene at chromosome 14, of which 16 were high polysomy (>4 copies) and 4 focal amplification (SCC-11, SCC-12, SCC-14 and SCC-21) (Figure 2C). Here, AKT1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.