N-acetylneuraminic acid: A scrutinizing tool in oral squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis

• Main Authors: Suganya Rajaram (Author), Balamurali P Danasekaran (Author), Ramesh Venkatachalapathy (Author), Karthikshree Vishnu Prashad (Author), Saranya Rajaram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oral cancer has one of the highest mortality rate among other malignancies. An attempt has been made to assess the genetic expression of a cell surface glycoprotein component - sialic acid released by the malignant cells which will reflect on the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The...