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. 2021 Jul 1;26(4):e445-e450.
doi: 10.4317/medoral.24287.

DNA integrity in diagnosis of premalignant lesions

N-A Azab  1 , F-M Zahran, A-A Amin, N-H Rady
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DNA integrity in diagnosis of premalignant lesions

N-A Azab et al. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. .

Abstract

Background: Carcinogenesis is a dynamic process which traditional biopsying can not keep up with. Saliva as fluid in the vicinity of the tumor can offer better insights to this process. This study aimed to identify the accuracy of salivary DNA integrity index in differentiating between oral premalignant lesions and oral cancer.

Material and methods: This phase II diagnostic test accuracy study included 93 patients divided into three groups: 30 oral cancer patients, 33 patients with oral premalignant lesions divided into 21 oral lichen planus patients and 12 patients with leukoplakia and 30 normal individuals who acted as controls. Oral rinse was collected from all participants and they all underwent conventional visual and tactile examination, and patients with oral lesions had the diagnosis confirmed by histopathological examination of tissue biopsy. DNA integrity index was determined as the ratio between ALU247 and ALU115 measured by qPCR.

Results: There was no statistically significant difference regarding ALU115, ALU247 and DNA integrity index between the three study groups. The index was significantly higher in the oral cancer group than the oral lichen planus patients, while no significant difference was found between the oral cancer and the leukoplakia cases. The DNA integrity index sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were 73%, 45%, 55% and 65% respectively.

Conclusions: Salivary DNA integrity index showed poor diagnostic abilities in differentiating between the oral cancer and premalignant lesions.

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Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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