BackgroundPTPRCAP (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor C-associated protein) has been implicated in tumor suppression in several malignancies; however, its role in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains
Lung adenocarcinomas (LADC) are heterogeneous disease with distinct etiology. A majority of tumors are related with tobacco smoking, and some tumors arise from never-smoking or young patients, whose c