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Investigation of functional gene polymorphisms interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6, interleukin-10 and tumor necrosis factor in individuals with oral lichen planus.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Sept 2007
Xavier Guilherme Machado, de Sá Alessandra Rosa, Guimarães André Luiz Sena, da Silva Tarcília Aparecida, Gomez Ricardo Santiago
Abstract excerpt
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory oral mucosal disease. There are some studies in the literature demonstrating association between cytokines genes polymorphisms and susceptibility to develop some immune-mediate conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate cytokine gene polymorphisms in a sample of Brazilian patients with OLP. Fifty-three patients with OLP (mean age = 43.1 years; range...
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