Sialic acid as a biomarker of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer

• Main Authors: Sonika Achalli (Author), Medhini Madi (Author), Subhas G Babu (Author), Shishir Ram Shetty (Author), Suchetha Kumari (Author), Supriya Bhat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Carcinogenesis is a multistep process where a healthy cell has initially a precancerous stage and finally an early cancerous stage. The process of carcinogenesis can be divided into three stages of initiation, promotion, and progression. In this process, there is increased turnover, secr...