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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2016

Clinical characteristics and analysis of familial oral lichen planus in eight Chinese families.

Shu-Lai Lu, Xiang-Min Qi, Gang Dong, Shu-Lan Chen, Da-Wei Guo, Yun-Long Wang, Pi-Shan Yang

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Treatments in oral lichen planus: a review.Frontiers in oral health · 2026
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  5. Childhood oral lichen planus: a case series with review of literature.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022
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Shu-Lai LuDepartment of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China; Oral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Xiang-Min QiDepartment of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Gang DongOral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China.
Shu-Lan ChenOral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China.
Da-Wei GuoOral Medical Center of Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China.
Yun-Long WangGout Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China.
Pi-Shan YangDepartment of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China.
Shandong University · CNQingdao Municipal Hospital · CNQingdao University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is one of the most common oral mucosa diseases; however, familial OLP is uncommon. The present study reported and analyzed patients with familial OLP (n=18) in eight different Chinese families between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013. Parameters analyzed include gender, age at diagnosis, lesion distribution and lesion type. The follow-up period for each patient was a minimum of 1 year. In this survey, 18/88 individuals in the eight families were affected. Females were more frequently affected, and the female to male ratio for familial OLP (2.2:1) was higher compared with that previously reported for nonfamilial OLP (1.4:1). The age at diagnosis, lesion distribution and lesion type showed consistency with reports concerning nonfamilial OLP, with the exception of family VI, in which 4/5 children had OLP/LP lesions and were of an early age at diagnosis. There were two families in which three generations had been affected by OLP. In addition, it appeared that patients of the same generation in the same family were of a similar age at diagnosis. No malignant or premalignant lesion was identified in the 18 individuals diagnosed with OLP from the eight families. The present study supports the hypothesis that genetic predisposition may serve a role in the etiology of OLP.

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etiologyfamilialgeneticoral lichen planuspremalignant

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PMCPMC5038863
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