LAMP3 and cervical carcinoma: LAMP3 has been reported to have profound significance in the progression of a variety of tumours such as oral squamous cell carcinoma [9], oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma [10], gastrointestinal carcinoma [11], hepatocellular carcinoma [12], not to mention common gynaecological tumours such as breast [13], ovarian [14] and cervical cancers [15].