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The role of herpes simplex virus infection in the etiology of head and neck cancer-a Mendelian randomization study.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2024
Yan Ming, Xiao Li-Yuan, Gosau Martin, Smeets Ralf, Feng Hong-Chao, Burg Simon, Fu Ling-Ling, Friedrich Reinhard E
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Introduction: Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a complex disease, and multiple risk factors can lead to its progression. Observational studies indicated that herpes simplex virus (HSV) may be correlated with the risk of HNC. However, the causal effects and direction between them were still unclear. Methods: This study utilized a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach for causality assessment between HSV infection and...
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