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MCID: LKP003
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Leukoplakia malady |
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Sources: 30NIH Rare Diseases, 44Wikipedia, 22MalaCards See all sources Export this MalaCard |
NIH Rare Diseases: Leukoplakia is a condition in which thickened, white patches form on the tongue, gums, inside of the cheek, or sometimes on the outer female genitals. Although the sores can vary in appearance, they are usually white or gray; thick; and slightly raised with a hard surface. The condition is thought to be caused by irritation, but the cause is not always known. Tobacco is considered to be the main cause of its development in the mouth. Most patches are benign, but a small percentage show early signs of cancer. Removing the source of irritation may cause the condition to go away, but surgery to remove the sore(s) may be necessary in some cases.30
MalaCards: Leukoplakia is related to squamous cell carcinoma and dyskeratosis congenita. An important gene associated with Leukoplakia is DKC1 (dyskeratosis congenita 1, dyskerin), and among its related pathways are Signal transduction_PTEN pathway and Transcription P53 signaling pathway. The compounds vincristine and egcg have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include small intestine, b cells and tongue, and related mouse phenotypes are respiratory system and craniofacial. Wikipedia: Leukoplakia is a condition where patches of keratosis appear as adherent white patches on the mucous...44 more... |
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Sources: 30NIH Rare Diseases, 32Novoseek , 43UMLS See all sources |
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Sources: 4CenterWatch, 29NIH Clinical Center, 5ClinicalTrials, 43UMLS, 28NDF-RT See all sources |
Approved drugs:Search CenterWatch for leukoplakia Drug clinical trials:Search ClinicalTrials for leukoplakia Search NIH Clinical Center for leukoplakia Search CenterWatch for leukoplakia |
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Sources: 22MalaCards See all sources |
MalaCards organs/tissues related to leukoplakia:22Small intestine, B cells, Tongue
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Sources: 25MGI See all sources |
MGI Mouse Phenotypes related to leukoplakia:25 (show all 29)
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Sources: 35PubMed See all sources |
Articles related to leukoplakia:(show top 50) (show all 81)
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Sources: 1BioGPS See all sources |
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Sources: 41Thomson Reuters, 10EMD Millipore, 20KEGG, 36QIAGEN, 34PharmGKB, 3Cell Signaling Technology See all sources |
Pathways related to leukoplakia according to GeneDecks:(show top 50) (show all 76)
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Sources: 32Novoseek , 34PharmGKB, 9DrugBank, 42Tocris Bioscience, 18HMDB See all sources |
Compounds related to leukoplakia according to GeneDecks:(show top 50) (show all 320)
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Sources: 12Gene Ontology See all sources |
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Biological processes related to leukoplakia according to GeneDecks:(show all 21)
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