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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Human Saliva Collection Devices for Proteomics: An Update.

Zohaib Khurshid, Sana Zohaib, Shariq Najeeb, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Paul D Slowey, Khalid Almas

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Zohaib KhurshidCollege of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia. drzohaibkhurshid@gmail.com.
Sana ZohaibDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia. szohaib@kfu.edu.sa.
Shariq NajeebRestorative Dental Sciences, Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh 361724, Saudi Arabia. shariqnajeeb@gmail.com.
Muhammad Sohail ZafarDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah, Al Munawwarah 41311, Saudi Arabia. MZAFAR@taibahu.edu.sa.
Paul D SloweyOasis Diagnostics<sup>&#174;</sup> Corporation, 15720 NE 31st Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA. pds@4saliva.com.
Khalid AlmasDivision of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia. Kalmas@uod.edu.sa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been a rapid growth in the interest and adaptation of saliva as a diagnostic specimen over the last decade, and in the last few years in particular, there have been major developments involving the application of saliva as a clinically relevant specimen. Saliva provides a "window" into the oral and systemic health of an individual, and like other bodily fluids, saliva can be analyzed and studied to diagnose diseases. With the advent of new, more sensitive technologies to detect smaller concentrations of analytes in saliva relative to blood levels, there have been a number of critical developments in the field that we will describe. In particular, recent advances in standardized saliva collection devices that were not available three to four years ago, have made it easy for safe, simple, and non-invasive collection of samples to be carried out from patients. With the availability of these new technologies, we believe that in the next decade salivary proteomics will make it possible to predict and diagnose oral as well as systemic diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases, among others. The aim of this article is to review recent developments and advances in the area of saliva specimen collection devices and applications that will advance the field of proteomics.

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ProteomeProteomicsBiomarkersHumansSalivaBiomarkersProteomeomicsproteomicssaliva collection devicessalivaomicssalivary biomarkers

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PMID27275816
PMCPMC4926380

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