The prognostic role of matrix metalloproteinase -2 and -9 (MMP-2, MMP-9) and their tissue inhibitors -1 and -2 (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract Traditional clinicopathological factors are not accurate enough to predict the behavior of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The most powerful indicator of prognosis is the stage of the disease. New prognostic markers have, however, been searched for in order to better identif...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2005
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514279174 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514279174 |