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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Have biomarkers made their mark? A brief review of dental biomarkers
Mohammed Kaleem Sultan1, Syed Sadatullah2, Mohammed Asif Shaik1
1 Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2 Division of Histopathology, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Mohammed Kaleem Sultan
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/2348-3172.126167
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Biomarkers are substances that are released into the human body by tumor cells or by other cells in response to tumor. A high level of a tumor marker is considered a sign of certain cancer, which makes biomarker the subject of many testing methods for the diagnosis of cancers. In recent times, these biomarkers have been successfully isolated to diagnose dental-related tumors, benign and malignant conditions. This article is a brief review of literature for various biomarkers used in the field of dentistry. |
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