Low activity of ADA observed in saliva of the patients with oral cancer has been suggested as a compensatory mechanism against rapid purine and DNA metabolism in cancer cells. The current study does not support the hypothesis that saliva's activities of these enzymes may be used as additional diagnostic and prognostic cancer markers.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Saraçoğlu et al. (2005) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: