Analysis of autophagy gene polymorphisms in Spanish patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth cancer on incidence worldwide. Tobacco and alcohol consumption are the most classical risk factors associated with its development. Autophagy process has a dual effect both in tumourigenesis and tumour suppressing activity. To inves...

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Main Authors: Javier Fernández-Mateos, Raquel Seijas-Tamayo, Juan Carlos Adansa Klain, Miguel Pastor Borgoñón, Elisabeth Pérez-Ruiz, Ricard Mesía, Elvira del Barco, Carmen Salvador Coloma, Antonio Rueda Dominguez, Javier Caballero Daroqui, Encarnación Fernández Ruiz, Juan Jesús Cruz-Hernández, Rogelio González-Sarmiento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07270-0