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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Translational Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/19 |