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Oral lichen planus: An update on pathogenesis and treatment

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the mucus membrane of the oral cavity. It is a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease in which the cytotoxic CD8+ T cells trigger apoptosis of the basal cells of the oral epithelium. Several antigen-specific and nonspecific inflamma...

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Autores principales: Lavanya, N, Jayanthi, P, Rao, Umadevi K, Ranganathan, K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3329692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-029X.84474

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