Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM– A RISK INDICATOR OF ORAL CANCER

Dr. Keerthi Narayan. V, Dr. Vasumathi. D, Jafer Ali. S, Asha. J. K

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The Red blood cell surface predominantly contains antigens for ABO blood group. These antigens are present also in several epithelial cells such as esophagus, salivary glands. Numerous research have been conducted to identify a specific, reliable biomarker, which can distinguish oral cancer patients from healthy individuals and also to identify patients with high risk oral premalignant lesions. It is hypothesized that majority of human cancers are epithelial cells derivatives hence changes in blood group antigens may play a key role by expressing certain blood group carbohydrate antigens on the surface of cancer cells regarded as a result of tumor formation or production that can be used as a reliable prognostic marker. The aim of the present review is to establish the role of ABO blood group as a confounding factor in early oral cancer detection in order to obtain a diagnosis for better management of patients with oral precancerous lesions/conditions.

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BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM- A RISK INDICATOR OF ORAL CANCER, Dr. Keerthi Narayan. V, Dr. Vasumathi. D, Jafer Ali. S, Asha. J. K INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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