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Combined effect of genetic polymorphisms of AURKA and environmental factors on oral cancer development in Taiwan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Chou Chia-Hsuan, Chou Ying-Erh, Chuang Chun-Yi, Yang Shun-Fa, Lin Chiao-Wen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth and fourth most common cause of cancer death in men worldwide and in Taiwan, respectively. AURKA, which encodes a centrosome-related serine/threonine kinase, is frequently amplified and overexpressed in many human cancers, particularly advanced OSCC. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study to estimate AURKA single-nucleotide polymorphisms...
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