Article
Understanding oral cancer in the genome era
24 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
Completion of the human genome project approximately 15 years ago was followed closely by advancements in array technology. Investigators quickly applied this new powerful tool to the genomic and proteomic study of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Resultant publications documented chromosome, gene, mRNA, and protein alterations that characterize oral cancer. In this review, we summarize how the genomic,...