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. 2010 Aug 19;7:194. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-194

Table 4.

Anatomical location of oral cancer tissue used for the extraction of genomic DNA.

Smoker/Drinker oral cancer samples Non-smoker/non-drinker oral cancer samples
Sample Site Sample Site Sample Site

A1 OC C4 OC-gingiva 3 BOT

A2 HP C5 larynx-TVC 4 BOT

A3 OC C6 OC-RMT 7 BOT

A4 OC C7 OC-gingiva 9 BOT

A5 OC C8 OC-gingiva 12 BOT

A6 OC C9 OP-BOT 13 BOT

A7 OC C10 OP-tonsil 15 Tongue

A8 OC C11 OC 16 Tongue

A9 OC C12 larynx-supraglottis 18 Tonsil

A10 OC D1 larynx-glottis 20 Tongue

A11 OC D2 OP-tonsil 21 Tongue

A12 OC D3 larynx-supraglottis 23 Tongue

B1 HP D4 HP- post wall 27 Tongue

B2 Larynx D5 larynx-epiglottis 32 Tongue

B3 OP-BOT D6 OP-soft palate 35 Tonsil

B4 Larynx D7 OC-tongue 36 Tonsil

B5 OC-tongue D8 OC-tongue 37 Tonsil

B6 HP-pyriform D9 HP-pyriform 38 Tonsil

B7 OC-RMT D10 OP-tonsil 39 Tonsil

B8 OC-FOM D11 OC-RMT 40 Tonsil

B9 OP-buccal D12 OP-tonsil 51 BOT

B10 OC-gingiva E1 HP-pyriform 52 BOT

B11 larynx-TVC E2 OC-tongue

B12 OP-BOT E3 OP-FOM

C1 OP-BOT E4 OC-gingiva

C2 OC-gingiva E5 larynx-epiglottis

C3 larynx-glottis E6 OC-tongue

BOT; base of tongue, FOM; floor of mouth, HP; hypopharynyx, OC; oral cavity, OP; oropharynyx, RMT; retromolar trigone, TVC; true vocal cord.