LAPTM4B allele *2 is a marker of poor prognosis for gallbladder carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a novel cancer-related gene which has two alleles designated LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2. In this study we investigated the correlation of LAPTM4B genotype with prognosis and clinicopathologic features in patients who had undergone curative...

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Main Authors: Guojun Zhai, Kaowen Yan, Xiaoxu Ji, Wenrui Xu, Jiuling Yang, Fuxia Xiong, Jing Su, Michael A McNutt, Hua Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440336?pdf=render