PDLIM7 and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: The exact role of LMP1 in the pathogenesis in NPC remains incompletely understood since expression levels of the oncoprotein in NPC biopsies varies so widely [10]; however, it is believed to play an important role during the early stages of the disease process, in both the malignant transformation of epithelial cells in the nasopharynx and also the recruitment and activation of the characteristic inflammatory infiltrate [11].