title: Expression of programmed death receptor ligand 1 in melanoma may indicate tumor progression and poor patient survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Junna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oba
authors.affiliation: Division of Skin Surface Sensing, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: nakahara@dermatol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management and Policy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moroi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masutaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furue
mesh_terms: D060890:B7-H1 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary
chemical_list: D060890:B7-H1 Antigen; C423236:CD274 protein, human