Modulation of serum smooth muscle antibody levels by levamisole treatment in patients with oral lichen planus
Serum autoantibodies have been found in patients with oral lichen planus (OLP). This study evaluated whether OLP patients had significantly higher frequencies of serum smooth muscle antibody (SMA) than healthy control individuals, and assessed whether levamisole treatment could modulate the serum SM...
Main Authors: | Kai-Ming Wu, Yi-Ping Wang, Hung-Pin Lin, Hsin-Ming Chen, Jean-San Chia, Andy Sun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-06-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613001198 |
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