Open AccessEvaluation of serum sialic acid, fucose levels and their ratio in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Sangamesh Ningappa Chinnannavar,
L Ashok,
Kodige Chandrashekhar Vidya,
Sunil Mysore Kantharaja Setty,
Guru Eraiah Narasimha,
Ranjana Garg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.169211
Subject(s) - fucose , sialic acid , basal cell , gastroenterology , medicine , analysis of variance , cancer , grading (engineering) , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , galactose , ecology
Detection of cancer at the early stage is of utmost importance to decrease the morbidity and mortality of the disease. Apart from the conventional biopsy, minimally invasive methods like serum evaluation are used for screening large populations. Thus, this study aimed to estimate serum levels of sialic acid and fucose and their ratio in oral cancer patients and in healthy control group to evaluate their role in diagnosis.