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Revisiting the metallothionein genes polymorphisms and the risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma in a Brazilian population.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal - 1 May 2021
Rosa R-R, Garcia M-A, Alves P-T, Sousa E-M, Pimentel L-S, Barbosa L-D, Loyola A-M, Goulart L-R, Faria P-C, Cardoso S-V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Metallothioneins (MTs) gene polymorphisms have been associated with the ability of free radical scavenging and detoxification of heavy metals leading to cancer development. Our aim was to revisit, in a Brazilian population, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the MT gene family previously associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A case-control investigation with...
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