Adenosine deaminase in saliva as a diagnostic marker of squamous cell carcinoma of tongue

• Published in: Clinical oral investigations Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 347 - 349
• Main Authors: Rai, Balwant, Kaur, Jasdeep, Jacobs, Reinhilde, Anand, Suresh Chander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.06.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adenosine Deaminase - analysis; Adenosine Deaminase - metabolism; Analysis of Variance; Biomarkers, Tumor; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - enzymology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Case-Control Studies; Dentistry; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Original Article; Prognosis; Saliva - chemistry; Sex Factors; Tongue Neoplasms - enzymology; Tongue Neoplasms - pathology; Diagnostic marker; Staging of cancer; Tongue cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma; Adenosine deaminase; Saliva

Tongue cancer is amongst the most common and fatal types of cancers in the world. The abnormalities in purine metabolism are characteristic features of many human tumors. Little is known about the correlation between the activities of key enzymes of purine nucleotide pathway and clinical indicators...