Oral cancer

Association of CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism with oral cancer risk in Asian populations: a meta-analysis

J. L. Xu, Xia, R., Sun, L., Min, X., Sun, Z. H., Liu, C., Zhang, H., Zhu, Y. M., Xu, J. L., Xia, R., Sun, L., Min, X., Sun, Z. H., Liu, C., Zhang, H., and Zhu, Y. M., Association of CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism with oral cancer risk in Asian populations: a meta-analysis, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Numerous studies regarding the association between the CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism and oral cancer risk in Asian populations have shown controversial results. To get a more precise estimation of this relationship, we conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis. PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Elsevier Science Direct, Web of Knowledge, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, and Wan Fang Med Online were searched. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated using fixed-effects or random-effects models.

DAP1 high expression increases risk of lymph node metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity

M. Santos, Maia, L. L., Silva, C. V. M., Peterle, G. T., Mercante, A. M. C., Nunes, F. D., Carvalho, M. B., Tajara, E. H., Louro, I. D., and Silva-Conforti, A. M. A., DAP1 high expression increases risk of lymph node metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, vol. 14, pp. 10515-10523, 2015.

Death-associated protein 1 (DAP1) is a member of the DAP family. Its expression is associated with cell growth and normal death of the neoplastic cells, regulated by the mammalian target of the rapamycin protein. Activated DAP1 negatively regulates autophagy, which has been associated with the development and progression of several diseases, such as cancer, and with prognosis and survival of diverse tumor types. Therefore, in this study we analyzed DAP1 expression in 54 oral squamous cell carcinoma tumor samples and in 20 non-tumoral margins by immunohistochemistry.

FAS ligand expression in inflammatory infiltrate lymphoid cells as a prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma

G. T. Peterle, Santos, M., Mendes, S. O., Carvalho-Neto, P. B., Maia, L. L., Stur, E., Agostini, L. P., Silva, C. V. M., Trivilin, L. O., Nunes, F. D., Carvalho, M. B., Tajara, E. H., Louro, I. D., and Silva-Conforti, A. M. A., FAS ligand expression in inflammatory infiltrate lymphoid cells as a prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma, vol. 14, pp. 11145-11153, 2015.

Currently, the most important prognostic factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the presence of regional lymph node metastases, which correlates with a 50% reduction in life expectancy. We have previously observed that expression of hypoxia genes in the tumor inflammatory infiltrate is statistically related to prognosis in OSCC. FAS and FASL expression levels in OSCC have previously been related to patient survival.

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