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BRCA1 expression in leukoplakia and carcinoma of the tongue.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Aug 2003
Vora Hemangini H, Shah Neelam G, Patel Devendra D, Trivedi Trupti I, Choksi Tejal J
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Expression of BRCA1 was examined in patients with leukoplakia and carcinoma of the tongue. Its prognostic value was evaluated in patients with tongue cancer. METHODS: Expression of BRCA1 was studied by immunohistochemical localization. Cytoplasmic staining of BRCA1 was observed in both leukoplakia and carcinoma of the tongue. RESULTS: In leukoplakia, 61% and 39% of the patients...
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