Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences (Jun 2015)

Molecular and genetic aspects of odontogenic tumors: a review

  • Kavita Garg,
  • Shaleen Chandra,
  • Vineet Raj,
  • Wamiq Fareed,
  • Muhammad Zafar

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 6
pp. 529 – 536

Abstract

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Odontogenic tumors contain a heterogeneous collection of lesions that are categorized from hamartomas to benign and malignant neoplasms of inconstant aggressiveness. Odontogenic tumors are usually extraordinary with assessed frequency of short of 0.5 cases/100,000 population for every year. The lesions such as odontogenic tumors are inferred from the components of the tooth-structuring contraption. They are discovered solely inside the maxillary and mandibular bones. This audit speaks to experiences and cooperation of the molecular and genetic variations connected to the development and movement of odontogenic tumors which incorporate oncogenes, tumor-silencer genes, APC gene, retinoblastoma genes, DNA repair genes, onco-viruses, development components, telomerase, cell cycle controllers, apoptosis-related elements, and regulators/controllers of tooth development. The reasonable and better understanding of the molecular components may prompt new ideas for their detection and administrating a better prognosis of odontogenic tumors.

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