Open AccessExpression of podoplanin in oral premalignant and malignant lesions and its potential as a biomarker
Author(s) -
J Logeswari,
Malathi Narasimhan,
Thamizhchelvan Harikrishnan,
N. Sangeetha,
S V S G Nirmala
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.138321
Subject(s) - podoplanin , malignancy , medicine , leukoplakia , pathology , malignant transformation , immunohistochemistry , oral leukoplakia , biomarker , basal cell , cancer , biology , biochemistry
To analyze and compare the expression of podoplanin in normal oral tissues, leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and to predict its use as a biomarker.