No oncogenic mucosal human papillomaviruses in erosive vulval lichen planus
G. Kirtschig
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorA.A.T.P. Brink
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorR.J. Scheper
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorE.H. Jaspars
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorG. Kirtschig
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorA.A.T.P. Brink
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorR.J. Scheper
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorE.H. Jaspars
Departments of Dermatology and *Pathology, Vrije Universiteit, Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorConflicts of interest: none declared.
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