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CIITA rs4774 and rs6498122 polymorphisms are associated with oral lichen planus in Chinese people: a case-control study.
European journal of oral sciences - 1 Apr 2013
Wu Dan, Wang Lifeng, Sun Mao, Wang Guoxia, Fu Shanmin, Dong Guangying, Wu Yuanming
Abstract excerpt
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common autoimmune inflammatory disorder that is difficult to cure, and its pathogenesis is still largely unknown. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II transactivator (CIITA) gene has been reported to be an important candidate in some classical autoimmune diseases, and certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CIITA have been confirmed to be associated with...
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