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Genome-wide association study of never-smoking non-drinking young adults developing oral squamous cell carcinoma.
BMC cancer - 12 Jun 2026
Cardin Guillaume B, Pellerin-Viger Alicia, Bernard Monique, Kessai Fiona, Ayad Tareck, Bissada Eric, Guertin Louis, Tabet Paul, Gologan Olguta-Ecaterina, Filion Edith, Nguyen-Tan Phuc Felix, Desilets Antoine, Cheng Alexandre Pellan, Rodier Francis, Bahig Houda, Christopoulos Apostolos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Germline risk variants for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in never-smoking non-drinking (NSND) young adults (YA) are poorly characterized and genome-wide association studies focusing on NSND YA OSCC are lacking. This study aims to evaluate if rare germline variants are associated with NSND YA OSCC. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, single-center Canadian cohort study of patients who...
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