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Genetic profile of PTEN gene in Indian oral squamous cell carcinoma primary tumors.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Feb 2017
Shah Sejal, Jajal Dhara, Mishra Girish, Kalia Kiran
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is the tumor suppressor gene located on chromosome10q23.3. Genetic variations in the PTEN gene have been found in various sporadic tumors. However, petite is known about the genetic profile of the PTEN gene in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), which is the eighth most common neoplasm worldwide and leading cancer in India. The purpose of the present study was to...
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