Preoperative serum immunoglobulin G and A antibodies to Porphyromonas gingivalis are potential serum biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background The key-stone-pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis associates not only with periodontal diseases but with a variety of other chronic diseases such as cancer. We previously reported an association between the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma...

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Main Authors: She-Gan Gao, Jun-Qiang Yang, Zhi-Kun Ma, Xiang Yuan, Chen Zhao, Guang-Chao Wang, Hua Wei, Xiao-Shan Feng, Yi-Jun Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3905-1