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TERT promoter mutations predict worse survival in laryngeal cancer patients
16 Jan 2014
Abstract excerpt
Head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is estimated to be the sixth most common malignant tumor worldwide. Of which, laryngeal cancer is the second most common HNSCC.1 The definite cause of laryngeal cancer is not yet determined, although some risk factors, such as tobacco and alcohol consumption, genetic and epigenetic alterations are believed to be linked with the development of this disease.2, 3 Telomerase...
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