Mucins: Potential for ovarian cancer biomarkers

Authors

  • Mohammad Sikander Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-110062
  • Shabnam Malik Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-110062
  • Parul Tyagi Department of Biotechnology, Government College, Faridabad, Haryana
  • Deepak Yadav Department of Ilmul Adivia,Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
  • Deepshikha Pande Katare Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida
  • Swatantar Kumar Jain Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-110062

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v3i6.526

Abstract

Mucins comprise a wide range of proteins which generally expresses at the cell surface, heavily glycosylated and functions as providing the protection to the cell membrane. It is now reported that aberrant form of mucins is generally related with the pathogenesis of a number of cancer, including ovarian cancer. This review is focuses on the role of mucin as potential biomarker for the ovarian cancer.

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Published

2012-07-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012): June

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Review Article

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How to Cite

Mucins: Potential for ovarian cancer biomarkers. (2012). International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 3(6), 464-467. https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v3i6.526
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