Down regulation of serum protein expression in oral submucous fibrosis: A proteomic study

• Main Authors: Nimi Susan Mathew (Author), Prashanth Shenoy (Author), Laxmikanth Chatra (Author), K M Veena (Author), Rachana V Prabhu (Author), Tashika Kuttappa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a potentially malignant condition, which affects the oral cavity and the oropharynx. Despite the high prevalence rates of the disease and the morbidity and mortality related to the malignant transformation of 3%-19%, that is, OSMF into oral squamous cell...