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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-04-01
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Series: | Translational Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193652331730428X |