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HCV genotypes in Italian patients with HCV-related 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 1997
Lodi G, Carrozzo M, Hallett R, D'Amico E, Piattelli A, Teo C G, Gandolfo S, Carbone M, Porter S R
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has high genomic variability and since its discovery, six different "types" and an increasing number of "subtypes" have been reported. HCV genotype may influence viral replication, natural history of disease and response to therapy. Recently, an association between lichen planus (LP) and HCV infection has been suggested, as there is an increased frequency of HCV infection among some groups...
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