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Genetic association of cytokine DNA polymorphisms with head and neck cancer.
Oral oncology - 1 Dec 2008
Serefoglou Zoe, Yapijakis Christos, Nkenke Emeka, Vairaktaris Eleftherios
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes, as well as environmental factors such as tobacco chewing or smoking, poor oral hygiene, ill-fitting dental appliances, infection by certain HPV types, or alcohol abuse, seem to be involved in the multifactorial process of carcinogenesis in head and neck. Recently, several genetic association studies have indicated that common DNA polymorphisms in low penetrance...
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