Oral cancer among Khat users: finding evidence from DNA analysis of nine cancer-related gene mutations

• Main Authors: Sawsan Abdullah Alshahrani (Author), Wedad Saeed Al-Qahtani (Author), Nawaf Abdulrahman Almufareh (Author), Dalia Mostafa Domiaty (Author), Gadah Ibraheem Albasher (Author), Fatmah Ahmed Safhi (Author), Fatima Abdullah AlQassim (Author), Mashael Alhumaidi Alotaibi (Author), Tahani Mohamed Al-Hazani (Author), Bassam Ahmed Almutlaq (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Khat leaves contain the alkaloid cathinone. Research shows that khat might provoke toxicity, mutagenicity, as well as carcinogenicity. Methods Two groups were identified as khat abusers and were categorized by abuse time and diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Here,...