The basement membrane zone and dermal extracellular matrix in erosive lichen planus of the vulva: an immunohistochemical study demonstrating altered expression of hemidesmosome components and anchoring fibrils.
Histopathology demonstrates disruption of the basal layer of the epidermis in lichen planus (LP) and altered expression of basement membrane zone (BMZ) components occurs in cutaneous and oral LP. This is the first study in erosive LP of the vulva to investigate the expression of components of the BM...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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