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The domino effect: Role of hypoxia in malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis

INTRODUCTION: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a precancerous condition predominantly seen in people of Asian descent. About 7–12% OSMF patients develop oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Morphological features of OSMF especially fibrosis suggests a possibility of the hypoxic environment in disea...

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Autores principales: Chaudhary, Minal, Bajaj, Shree, Bohra, Shruti, Swastika, Nisu, Hande, Alka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4611916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26604484
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-029X.164519