Decreased Expression of TMEM173 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal cancer types, and chronic infection with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is identified as the strongest risk factor for HCC. Transmembrane Protein 173 (TMEM173) is a pattern recognition receptor which functions as a major regulator of the innate immun...

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Main Authors: Yang Bu, Fang Liu, Qing-An Jia, Song-Ning Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5096716?pdf=render