Smoking-mediated nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) for predicting outcomes for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Abstract Background As a human tumor disease, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is associated with a high mortality rate worldwide. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are transmembrane receptor proteins and exert their biological effects following activation by nicotine. We aimed...

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Main Authors: Yujie Shen, Qiang Huang, Mengyou Ji, Chi-Yao Hsueh, Liang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10161-x