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Genetic linkage analysis of oral lichen planus in a Chinese family.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 1 Jan 2011
Wang Z, Yao H, Cui B, Ning G, Tang G Y
Abstract excerpt
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common oral inflammatory disease affecting about 1-2% of the general adult population. As with European families who are diagnosed with OLP, the Chinese family who we studied was diagnosed with a severe form of oral reticular and erosive lesions; moreover, two of the five affected individuals developed oral cancer at an early age. A whole-genome genotyping scan with linkage analysis...
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