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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2025

Unveiling familial aggregation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Insights from oral microbiome dysbiosis.

Ying Liao, Xia-Ting Tong, Ting Zhou, Wen-Qiong Xue, Tong-Min Wang, Yong-Qiao He, Mei-Qi Zheng, Yi-Jing Jia, Da-Wei Yang, Yan-Xia Wu and 5 more

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Article in Cell reports. Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Ying LiaoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Xia-Ting TongSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, P.R. China.
Ting ZhouState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Wen-Qiong XueState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Tong-Min WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Yong-Qiao HeState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Mei-Qi ZhengState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Yi-Jing JiaSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, P.R. China.
Da-Wei YangSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, P.R. China.
Yan-Xia WuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Xiao-Hui ZhengState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Zhi-Xiang ZuoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Ming-Yuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China; Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Na LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China.
Wei-Hua JiaState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China; School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, P.R. China. Electronic address: jiawh@sysucc.org.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Familial aggregation is common in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), yet the impact of oral microbiome dysbiosis on this occurrence remains largely unexplored. We recruit 127 families (649 members, 1-5 patients each) and a case-control cohort of 337 individuals, validating findings in an additional cohort of 995 individuals. Significant microbial similarity is observed among family members, with family factors contributing most to microbiome variation, followed by cigarette smoking, age, and gender. Among multi-NPC families, especially those with three or more patients, we identify three NPC-enriched taxa with notable heritability, including Gemella sp. (heritability, h

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DysbiosisMicrobiotaMouthNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedcancer familial aggregationnasopharyngeal carcinomaoral microbiome

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PMCPMC11970330

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