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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 France, and significant differences in serum HCV RNA levels or HCV genotypes have not been found between LP patients and...
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