Human Proteome Mapping in Dentistry

By Windy L. Rothmund, RDH, MSDH


Genomic information has improved the knowledge base of disease pathogenesis; however, genes do not fully reflect the status of a cell. The genome is essentially the operating manual that gives cells instructions for making specific proteins to carry out bodily functions.1 As such, proteins provide essential functional information and our “proteome identity.”2

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