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HLA-C/KIR genotypes in oral lichen planus patients infected or non-infected with hepatitis C virus.

M Carrozzo, A Elia, V Mereu, E Dametto, ME Fasano, R Broccoletti, S Rendine, and A Amoroso

Oral Dis 17(3):309-13 (2011) PMID 20860769

Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and resembles graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) both clinically and histologically. The killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes encode a family of receptors expressed on NK and T cells and are supposed to play a significant role in GVHD and HCV infection. The aim of this study was to analyze the association among OLP, HCV infection and variants in KIR gene expression.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01742.x
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