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SUBMITTER: Al-Mohaya MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4992569 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Al-Mohaya Maha Ali M MA Al-Otaibi Lubna L Al-Harthi Fahad F Al Bakr Ebtissam E Arfin Misbahul M Al-Asmari Abdulrahman A
BMC oral health 20160820 1
<h4>Background</h4>Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a premalignant mucocutaneous disease in which genetic factors and immune responses play a major role. Cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis and disease progression of OLP. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of gene polymorphisms of T helper cell subtype Th1 and Th2 cytokines, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 on OLP susceptibility in a Saudi cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>F ...[more]