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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Translational Oncology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523319302992 |