Increased shedding of HU177 correlates with worse prognosis in primary melanoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased levels of cryptic collagen epitope HU177 in the sera of melanoma patients have been shown to be associated with thicker primary melanomas and with the nodular histologic subtype. In this study, we investigate the associatio...

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Main Authors: Krich Daniel, Ma Michelle W, Mazumdar Madhu, Berman Russell S, Shapiro Richard L, Christos Paul J, Rose Amy E, Hamilton Heather K, Liebes Leonard, Brooks Peter C, Osman Iman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/19