Role of human papilloma virus in malignant transformation of oral lichen planus: A systematic review

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease. The disease has a cell-mediated immune reaction which is precipitated by a specific trigger which turns the self-peptides antigenic. The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the malignant transformation of oral LP (OLP) has always...

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Main Authors: Aswathy K Vijayan, Arvind Muthukrishnan, Mathew Vidyadharan, Aparna M Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2021;volume=13;issue=5;spage=62;epage=67;aulast=Vijayan