title: Junk DNA: Prospects for Oral Cancer Research.
abstract: About 98% of human genes are transcribed into noncoding ribonucleic acid (RNA), which is known by the name of "junk DNA." Unlike its name, it has been proved by now that junk deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) can have some functional activities.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant-Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-411018, Maharashtra, India, Phone: +919823871462, e-mail: gargi14@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gargi S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sarode
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sachin C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sarode
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Shankargouda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anand
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D022661:RNA, Untranslated / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D022661:RNA, Untranslated