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SUBMITTER: Michmerhuizen NL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4979591 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Michmerhuizen Nicole L NL Birkeland Andrew C AC Bradford Carol R CR Brenner J Chad JC
Genes & cancer 20160501 5-6
While sequencing studies have provided an improved understanding of the genetic landscape of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), there remains a significant lack of genetic data derived from non-Caucasian cohorts. Additionally, there is wide variation in HNSCC incidence and mortality worldwide both between and within various geographic regions. These epidemiologic differences are in part accounted for by varying exposure to environmental risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol, high ri ...[more]