Molecular biology of human oral cancer

DTW Wong, R Todd, T Tsuji… - Critical Reviews in Oral …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
DTW Wong, R Todd, T Tsuji, RB Donoff
Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine, 1996journals.sagepub.com
The application of molecular biological tools to the study of cancer has significantly
advanced the field of human cancer research. Such study has demonstrated the
involvement of two classes of highly conserved cellular genes in the malignant
transformation process: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Despite these advances in
the molecular biology of human cancers, our understanding of human oral cancer lags
behind that of cancer of other body sites. This review attempts to assess the current status of …
The application of molecular biological tools to the study of cancer has significantly advanced the field of human cancer research. Such study has demonstrated the involvement of two classes of highly conserved cellular genes in the malignant transformation process: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Despite these advances in the molecular biology of human cancers, our understanding of human oral cancer lags behind that of cancer of other body sites. This review attempts to assess the current status of the molecular biology of human oral cancer.
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