['Hyaluronic acid-binding protein 1 (HABP1/gC1qR/p32) has been recently implicated in oncogenesis and cancer progression in various malignancies; however, its clinical role in gastric cancer (GC) is still unclear.', 'First, HABP1 expression was determined by Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Then, we evaluated the expression of HABP1 and its clinical significance in tumor tissues from 181 patients with GC.', 'Expression of HABP1 protein in GC tissues was noticeably higher than that in adjacent nonneoplastic tissues ('] Does elevated HABP1 protein expression correlate with progression and poor survival in patients with gastric cancer?