Distinct array comparative genomic hybridization profiles in oral squamous cell carcinoma occurring in young patients

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BACKGROUND: Oral cancer typically affects smokers older than 50 years of age. Recently, however, a marked increase in the number of patients 40 years old and younger, many with no history of tobacco smoking, has been noted. Studies in this age group have so far been restricted to genomic areas well recognized as abnormal in typical patients with oral cancer. The aim of this study was to assess genomic aberrations...

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