Transaminase Activity Predicts Survival in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Yukinori Takenaka; Norihiko Takemoto; Toshimichi Yasui; Yoshifumi Yamamoto; Atsuhiko Uno; Haruka Miyabe; Naoki Ashida; Kotaro Shimizu; Susumu Nakahara; Atshushi Hanamoto; Takahito Fukusumi; Takahiro Michiba; Hironori Cho; Masashi Yamamoto; Hidenori Inohara

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164057

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Transaminase Activity Predicts Survival in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Yukinori Takenaka,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Htaead and Neck Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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Norihiko Takemoto ,

* E-mail: ntakemoto@ent.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Toshimichi Yasui,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Htaead and Neck Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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Yoshifumi Yamamoto,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Htaead and Neck Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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Atsuhiko Uno,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Htaead and Neck Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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Haruka Miyabe,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Htaead and Neck Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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Naoki Ashida,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Htaead and Neck Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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Kotaro Shimizu,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Htaead and Neck Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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Susumu Nakahara,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Atshushi Hanamoto,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Takahito Fukusumi,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Takahiro Michiba,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Hironori Cho,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Masashi Yamamoto,

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Hidenori Inohara

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Transaminase Activity Predicts Survival in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Yukinori Takenaka,
Norihiko Takemoto,
Toshimichi Yasui,
Yoshifumi Yamamoto,
Atsuhiko Uno,
Haruka Miyabe,
Naoki Ashida,
Kotaro Shimizu,
Susumu Nakahara,
Atshushi Hanamoto

Published: October 12, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164057

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