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Salivary microRNAs for oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorder triage: a scoping review and evidence map.

Frontiers in surgery · Ding J, Jiang H, Lin S, Li D, Zeng Y · 2026-10-02

Researchers reviewed evidence on salivary microRNAs for distinguishing oral cancer from potentially malignant oral lesions, finding limited studies with small sample sizes and inconsistent results that prevent reliable clinical use without further prospective validation.

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