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SUBMITTER: Kozak RP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5017618 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kozak Radoslaw P RP Urbanowicz Paulina A PA Punyadeera Chamindie C Reiding Karli R KR Jansen Bas C BC Royle Louise L Spencer Daniel I DI Fernandes Daryl L DL Wuhrer Manfred M
PloS one 20160909 9
The study of saliva O-glycosylation is receiving increasing attention due to the potential of glycans for disease biomarkers, but also due to easy access and non-invasive collection of saliva as biological fluid. Saliva is rich in glycoproteins which are secreted from the bloodstream or produced by salivary glands. Mucins, which are highly O-glycosylated proteins, are particularly abundant in human saliva. Their glycosylation is associated with blood group and secretor status, and represents a r ...[more]