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Oral bacteria in pancreatic cancer: mutagenesis of the p53 tumour suppressor gene.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Öğrendik Mesut
Abstract excerpt
Carcinoma of exocrine pancreas is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths, worldwide. The prevalence of this disease is very high in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Orodigestive cancers are frequently seen in patients with periodontitis. These findings suggest that this type of cancer may have some bacterial origins. This study hypothesizes that the peptidyl arginine deaminase (PAD) enzymes found in oral...
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