Loss of epithelial markers is an early event in oral dysplasia and is observed within the safety margin of dysplastic and T1 OSCC biopsies

• Zahra Abdalla,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Stem Cell Research Group, Manchester Dental School, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Tanya Walsh,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Stem Cell Research Group, Manchester Dental School, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Nalin Thakker,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Histopathology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Christopher M. Ward

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: christopher.ward@manchester.ac.uk

  Affiliation Stem Cell Research Group, Manchester Dental School, Manchester, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7389-4488

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