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Increased frequency of HLA-DR6 allele in Italian patients with hepatitis C virus-associated oral lichen planus.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Apr 2001
Carrozzo M, Francia Di Celle P, Gandolfo S, Carbone M, Conrotto D, Fasano M E, Roggero S, Rendine S, Ghisetti V
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BACKGROUND: Recent controlled studies have confirmed that hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main correlate of liver disease in patients with lichen planus (LP), mainly in southern Europe and Japan. However, a low prevalence of HCV infection has been found in LP patients in England and northern Franc...
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