Human papillomavirus, tobacco, and poor oral hygiene can act synergetically, modulate the expression of the nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway for the development and progression of head and neck cancer in the Pakistani population

Background:. Head and neck cancers (HNCs) are a heterogeneous group of tumors that progress owing to varied enviromental and genetic risk factors. Viral infections are threatening and adept at altering the expression of cellular transcription factors such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and deregu...

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Main Authors: Sumaira Sarwar, Mushir Mulla, Munaz Mulla, Rida Tanveer, Maimoona Sabir, Aneesa Sultan, Salman A. Malik, Jing Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-08-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CM9.0000000000001970