Plasma antibodies to oral bacteria and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large European prospective cohort study.

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OBJECTIVE: Examine the relationship between antibodies to 25 oral bacteria and pancreatic cancer risk in a prospective cohort study. DESIGN: We measured antibodies to oral bacteria in prediagnosis blood samples from 405 pancreatic cancer cases and 416 matched controls, nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. Analyses were conducted using conditional logistic regression and additionally adjusted for smoking status and body mass index. RESULTS: Indi...

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Authors: Michaud, D; Izard, J; Wilhelm-Benartzi, C; You, D; Grote, V

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Gut
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 1764-1770
• Publication date: 2013-12-01
• DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-303006
• EISSN: 1468-3288
• ISSN: 0017-5749
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Factors; Female; Adult; Middle Aged; Male; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Veillonella; Aged; Humans; Case-Control Studies; Antibodies, Bacterial; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Periodontal Diseases