Salivary telomere length in oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma: A preliminary case- control study.

Salivary telomere length showed a non-significant upward trend from healthy controls through oral leukoplakia to oral squamous cell carcinoma, with substantial variability within groups. The authors concluded this biomarker requires further validation and may not reliably distinguish disease states alone.

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