This study indicated that allele *2 of LAPTM4B might be the risk factor of gastric cancer, which could be associated with genetic susceptibility of gastric cancer.
The evidences suggest that gene polymorphism of LAPTM4B may influence the individuals' susceptibility to primary liver cancer and allele *2 being considered as a potential risk factor.
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