Lesion-specific oral microbiome signatures and predicted carcinogenic pathways in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a paired-site study in Pakistan
ABSTRACT Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma accounts for over 90% of oral neoplasms. Despite therapeutic advances, the lack of reliable, non-invasive biomarkers and delayed diagnosis continues to impede effective clinical management. By combining paired lesion and non-lesion sampling with predictive metagenomics a...