title: Evaluation of serum glycoproteins in oral carcinoma.
abstract: The present study was conducted on thirty untreated oral cancer patients proved by clinical and histopathological evidence and thirty healthy control subjects. The levels of glycoprotein-associated carbohydrates such as hexose, hexosamine, fucose and sialic acid were found to be elevated significantly as compared to control subjects. There was a progressive rise in these markers as the stages of oral cancer advanced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, 576119 Manipal.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wilma Delphine Silvia
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Prabhu
keywords: Fucose; Hexosamine; Hexose; Oral cancer; Sialic Acid