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Oral Microbiota and Risk for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a High-Risk Area of China
7 Dec 2015
Abstract excerpt
Poor oral health has been linked with an increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We investigated whether alteration of oral microbiota is associated with ESCC risk. Fasting saliva samples were collected from 87 incident and histopathologicallly diagnosed ESCC cases, 63 subjects with dysplasia and 85 healthy controls. All subjects were also interviewed with a questionnaire. V3-V4 region of 16S...
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