Relationship Between LAPTM4B Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility of Malignant Melanoma in Chinese Patients

Lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) is known as an oncogene associated with many human malignant tumors. There are two alleles of the gene, LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2. Previous studies have shown that LAPTM4B polymorphism contributes to the risk of many cancers. This case-contro...

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Main Authors: Meng Zhang, Rouli Zhou, Jianjun Xu, Qingyun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523314000746