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Salivary microbiome changes distinguish response to chemoradiotherapy in patients with oral cancer
30 Nov 2023
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BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is associated with oral microbial dysbiosis. In this unique study, we compared pre- to post-treatment salivary microbiome in patients with SCC by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and examined how microbiome changes correlated with the expression of an anti-microbial protein. RESULTS: Treatment of SCC was associated with a reduction in overall bacterial richness and...
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