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Published on: March 26, 2018
Molecular and functional insight into focal adhesion kinases: Therapeutic implications for oral malignancies
Prathibha Prasad1, Al-Moutassem Billah Khair1, Kumar Venkatesan2
1Basic Medical and Dental Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; Center of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Abstract:
Oral carcinoma is the sixth most common cancer globally, with one death occurring every hour. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is an intercellular protein tyrosine kinase, a key indicator of the development of oral cancer. FAK overexpression leads to the initiation and significant progression of metastasis in head and neck cancers, indicating its vital role in cancer progression and potential as a biomarker for early oral malignant transformation. The present review elaborates on FAK's function in oral malignancies since it could serve as a biomarker of the initial stages of oral malignant transformation and a possible predictive factor for risk assessment.
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