Search for dissertations about: "oral premalignant lesions"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words oral premalignant lesions.
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1. Oral lichen planus : studies of factors involved in differentiation, epithelial mesenchymal transition and inflammation
Abstract : Background: Lichen planus is a chronic inflammation of skin and mucosa with unknown cause. Oral Lichen Planus, OLP, affects around 2% of the population. Autoimmunity has been suggested as a possible cause as the disease has autoimmune features such as female predominance, cyclic nature and cytotoxic T-cell infiltrate. READ MORE
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2. Mitotic failure and genome stability in benign, premalignant and malignant human tissues
Abstract : Mitotic failure may occur throughout the human lifespan. Individual nuclear mistakes will escape detection within the mass of somatic cells. The probability of nondetection increases with progression in development. READ MORE
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3. Studies of p63 and p63 related proteins in patients diagnosed with oral lichen planus
Abstract : Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa and also one of the more common mucosal conditions mostly affecting middle aged individuals. Even though OLP is well investigated the etiology of this disease is still unknown, even if autoimmunity as a possible etiologic factor has been suggested. READ MORE