Determination of Salivary CD44 as a Noninvasive Diagnostic Biomarker to Predict Malignant Transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Determination of Salivary CD44 as a Noninvasive Diagnostic Biomarker to Predict Malignant Transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Background: In the case of oral potentially malignant disorders such as oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), leukoplakia and in oral cancer, cancer stem cells are reported to be present. Cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44) is a stem cell involved in various cellular regulation pathways and detected in p...

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Main Authors: Rajalakshmi Rakshanaa, Nalini Aswath, Vijayalakshmi Ramshankar, Soundarya Ravindran, K. Mehanathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
areca
cluster of differentiation 44
dysplasia
malignant transformation
oral
submucous fibroses
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ccd.ccd_37_25
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