The matrix metalloproteinase and insulin-like growth factor system in oral cancer – a prospective clinical study

Eik Schiegnitz,1 Peer W Kämmerer,2 Holger Schön,1 Christoph Gülle,1 Manfred Berres,3,4 Keyvan Sagheb,1 Bilal Al-Nawas5 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Rostock, Rostock, 3Department of Mathematics and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Remagen, 4Institute of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Informatics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, 5Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre, Martin-Luther U…