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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Robert Häsler
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-38616 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20130527 5
<h4>Background</h4>A large number of pathophysiological mechanisms are regulated by microRNAs (miRNAs), which represent a new class of posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression. To date, little is known about their role in oral lichen planus (OLP), a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease of unknown etiology which is being discussed as a potentially premalignant condition of oropharyngeal cancer. The aim of the present investigation was to assess the pathophysiological impact of miRN ...[more]