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Oral cancer among Khat users: finding evidence from DNA analysis of nine cancer-related gene mutations.
BMC oral health - 7 Dec 2021
Alshahrani Sawsan Abdullah, Al-Qahtani Wedad Saeed, Almufareh Nawaf Abdulrahman, Domiaty Dalia Mostafa, Albasher Gadah Ibraheem, Safhi Fatmah Ahmed, AlQassim Fatima Abdullah, Alotaibi Mashael Alhumaidi, Al-Hazani Tahani Mohamed, Almutlaq Bassam Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Khat leaves contain the alkaloid cathinone. Research shows that khat might provoke toxicity, mutagenicity, as well as carcinogenicity. METHODS: Two groups were identified as khat abusers and were categorized by abuse time and diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Here, 41 participants from Group 2 were short-term khat users, and 42 participants were long-term khat users. The control group...
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