Chlamydia trachomatis and Anti-MUC1 Serology and Subsequent Risk of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: A Population-Based Case–Control Study in Northern Sweden

Chlamydia trachomatis and Anti-MUC1 Serology and Subsequent Risk of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: A Population-Based Case–Control Study in Northern Sweden

BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis salpingitis causes inflammatory damage to the fallopian tube and could potentially cause initiation and progression of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC). Furthermore, C. trachomatis infection may stimulate mucin 1 (MUC1) protein production, possibly affecting...

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Main Authors: Sarah Jonsson, Eva Lundin, Fredrik Elgh, Ulrika Ottander, Annika Idahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523319302992

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