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Scientific Frontiers

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Saliva, a biofluid historically well-studied biochemically and physiologically, has entered the post-genomic 'omics' era, where its proteomic, genomic, and microbiome constituents have been comprehensively deciphered. The translational path of these salivary constituents has begun toward a variety of personalized individual medical applications, including early detection of cancer. Salivary diagnostics is a late-comer, but it is catching up where dedicated resources, like the Salivaomics Knowledge Base (SKB), now have taken center stage in the dissemination of the diagnostic potentials of salivary biomarkers and other translational and clinical utilities.

Source: Advances in Dental Research

DOI: 10.1177/0022034511420433

Authors: B.J. Baum, J.R. Yates, S. Srivastava, D.T.W. Wong, J.E. Melvin

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Scripps Research Institute, National Cancer Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NHLBI Division of Intramural Research