SALIVARY ONCOGENIC BIOMARKERS
*Dr. Karthikeyan MDS, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadalam, Dr. A. J. Anand and
Dr. Vandana V.
ABSTRACT
Saliva is more commonly used as a diagnostic medium in the recent
years. It is mostly due to its noninvasive nature when compared to
blood.[1] smaller sample aliquots, good cooperation with patients, cost
effectiveness, easy storage and transportation. repeated sampling for
monitoring over time, greater sensitivity and its similarity to the
composition of serum.[2] In this review, the salivary genomic and
proteomic markers in the diagnosis of various cancers, by beginning
with oral cancer followed by cancers far off from the oral cavity.
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