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Association of polymorphisms in Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Beta genes with increased risk for oral cancer.
Anticancer research - 1 Jun 2009
Yapijakis Christos, Serefoglou Zoe, Vylliotis Antonis, Nkenke Emeka, Derka Spyridoula, Vassiliou Stavros, Avgoustidis Dimitrios, Neukam Friedrich Wilhelm, Patsouris Efstratios, Vairaktaris Eleftherios
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In light of the recently found contribution of inflammation-related factors to oral oncogenesis, the possible correlation of tumor necrosis factor alpha and beta genes (TNF-alpha and TNF-beta) with risk of oral cancer was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DNA samples of 160 German and Greek patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and 153 healthy controls of equivalent age, gender and ethnicity...
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