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Association of cytokine gene polymorphisms with oral lichen planus in Malayalam-speaking ethnicity from South India (Kerala).
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Aug 2013
Chauhan Isha, Beena V T, Srinivas Lekshmy, Sathyan Sanish, Banerjee Moinak
Abstract excerpt
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic mucocutaneous condition that affects the oral mucous membrane as well as skin. It is a chronic cell-mediated autoimmune condition where the T-cell-mediated immune response plays an important part in the pathogenesis by causing damage to basal keratinocytes in oral mucosa. Cytokine gene polymorphisms have an unquestionable role in the orchestration of the immune response,...
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