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Cytokines and tumor metastasis gene variants in oral cancer and precancer in Puerto Rico.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Erdei Esther, Luo Li, Sheng Huiping, Maestas Erika, White Kirsten A M, Mackey Amanda, Dong Yan, Berwick Marianne, Morse Douglas E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: A cross-sectional epidemiological study explored genetic susceptibility to oral precancer and cancer in Puerto Rico (PR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred three individuals with a benign oral condition, oral precancer (oral epithelial hyperplasia/hyperkeratosis, oral epithelial dysplasia), or oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) were identified via PR pathology laboratories. A standardized,...
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