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Fingerprinting genomic instability in oral submucous fibrosis.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Aug 2008
Teh M T, Tilakaratne W M, Chaplin T, Young B D, Ariyawardana A, Pitiyage G, Lalli A, Stewart J E, Hagi-Pavli E, Cruchley A, Waseem A, Fortune F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a high-risk pre-cancerous condition where 7-13% of these patients develop head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). To date there is no cancer predictive markers for OSF patients. Genomic instability hallmarks early genetic events during malignant...
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