Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein 60 and Anti-Chlamydial Antibodies in Women with Epithelial Ovarian Tumors

OBJECTIVE: Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) infection has been suggested to promote epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) development. This study sought to explore the presence of C. trachomatis DNA and chlamydial heat shock protein 60 (chsp60) in ovarian tissue, as well as anti-chlamydial IgG antib...

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Main Authors: Sarah Jonsson, Husam Oda, Eva Lundin, Jan Olsson, Annika Idahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193652331730428X