Human telomerase reverse transcriptase and cutaneous malignant tumor

Abstract

Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) is a catalytic subunit of telomerase and is closely related to immortalization of cells, tumorigenesis and senescence of cells. hTERT has a great relationship with the occurrence and development of skin malignant tumors (melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous lymphoma, etc.). Abnormal expression of hTERT has important clinical application value in early diagnosis, individualized comprehensive treatment and prognosis evaluation of cutaneous malignant tumors. Key words: Telomere; Skin neoplasms; Genes; Human telomerase reverse transcriptase