Expression of lumican, a small leucine-rich proteoglycan with antitumour activity, in human malignant melanoma

Summary Background.  The family of small leucine‐rich proteoglycans (SLRPs), which includes decorin, lumican, biglycan and fibromodulin, constitutes an abundant component of the skin extracellular matrix. We previously demonstrated that human lumican inhibits melanoma growth and progression in a mou...

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