Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA In present article, in order to evaluate the role of genetics in the etiology of lichen planus, 14 patients (6 with familial history of lichen planus and 8 without any history of the disease in family) were selected. HLA antigens (class 1, class 2, B, C) were analyzed by lymphocytotoxicity NIH two stage methods. The patient's age range was 24-66. In our study, although patient's quantity cannot represent Iranian population and therefore we cannot report antigen prevalence, we can state that in our sample a relative increase in HLA B5 or B5 cluster was found.
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