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Genomic alterations in breast cancer patients in betel quid and non betel quid chewers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kaushal Mishi, Mishra Ashwani K, Sharma Jagannath, Zomawia Eric, Kataki Amal, Kapur Sujala, Saxena Sunita
Abstract excerpt
Betel Quid (BQ) chewing independently contributes to oral, hepatic and esophageal carcinomas. Strong association of breast cancer risk with BQ chewing in Northeast Indian population has been reported where this habit is prodigal. We investigated genomic alterations in breast cancer patients with and without BQ chewing exposure. Twenty six BQ chewers (BQC) and 17 non BQ chewer (NBQC) breast cancer patients from...
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