HMOX1 and cancer: Furthermore, 13 genes were found to be altered in common in the four cancers (Figure 4): ADM2, CHAC1, ESPL1, HMOX1, KIF20A, MT1F, NQO1, RAD54L, SESN2, SLC30A1, SLC39A10, TRIB3 and TXNRD1 (Table 4).