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Phenome-Wide Scan Finds Potential Orofacial Risk Markers for Cancer.
Scientific reports - 17 Mar 2020
Bezamat Mariana, Harrison Benjamin, Zhou Yuqiao, Glickman Katherine M, Telles Vicente, Guirguis Christopher, Modesto Adriana, Vieira Alexandre R
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is a disease caused by a process that drives the transformation of normal cells into malignant cells. The late diagnosis of cancer has a negative impact on the health care system due to high treatment cost and decreased chances of favorable prognosis. Here, we aimed to identify orofacial conditions that can serve as potential risk markers for cancers by performing a phenome-wide scan (PheWAS). From a pool...
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