Genome wide profiling in oral squamous cell carcinoma identifies a four genetic marker signature of prognostic significance

• Main Authors: Vincent-Chong, V.K., Salahshourifar, I., Woo, K.M., Anwar, A., Razali, R., Gudimella, R., Rahman, Z.A.A., Ismail, S.M., Kallarakkal, T.G., Ramanathan, A., Mustafa, W.M.W., Abraham, M.T., Tay, K.K., Zain, R.B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2017
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17843/1/journal.pone.0174865_%281%29.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/17843/; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0174865

Background Cancers of the oral cavity are primarily oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). Many of the OSCCs present at late stages with an exceptionally poor prognosis. A probable limitation in management of patients with OSCC lies in the insufficient knowledge pertaining to the linkage between cop...