Expressions of CXCL12/CXCR4 in Oral Premalignant and Malignant Lesions

• Main Authors: Juan Xia (Author), Na Chen (Author), Yun Hong (Author), Xiaobing Chen (Author), Xiaoan Tao (Author), Bin Cheng (Author), Yulei Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. The chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its ligand CXCL12 have been suggested to play important roles in the initiation or progression of cancers. The goal of the present study was to investigate alterations of CXCL12/CXCR4 in oral premalignant lesions and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Me...