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Disease
Leukoplakia, Oral
Clinical development underwayEmerging research
1
Publications
3
Clinical trials
2002
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betaRecent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
Oral cancer and precancerous lesions.
Research2002-07-01CA: a cancer journal for clinicians
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Clinical trials
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Leading journals1
- CA: a cancer journal for clinicians1
Leading researchers2
- Day TA1
- Neville BW1
Affiliations (unnormalised)1
- College of Dental Medicine1
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
Defined in MeSH
A white patch seen on the oral mucosa. It is considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced. When evidence of Epstein-Barr virus is present, the condition is called hairy leukoplakia (LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY).
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References & data sources
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.