DNA methylation patterns of genes related to immune response in the different clinical forms of oral lichen planus.
Aline Fernanda CruzRenata Gonçalves de ResendeJúlio César Tanos de LacerdaNúbia Braga PereiraLeonardo Augusto MeloMarina Gonçalves DinizCarolina Cavaliéri GomesHélder Antônio Rebelo PontesPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2017)
Our results show variations in the methylation profile of immune response-related genes, according to the clinical type of oral lichen planus after comparing with the normal oral mucosa. Further studies are necessary to validate these findings using gene expression analysis.