High expression of leucine zipper-EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 1 predicts poor prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

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Published in Biomed Res Int on February 05, 2014

Authors

Liyan Chen1, Yang Yang2, Shuangping Liu1, Longzhen Piao3, Yuan Zhang2, Zhenhua Lin1, Zhuhu Li1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China ; Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, China.
2: Department of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, China.
3: Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, China ; Department of Oncology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji 133000, China.

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