Group Cases with cdk4 positive staining/total no. (%) Cases with p16 positive staining/total no. (%)
Cytoplasmic Nuclear Cytoplasmic Nuclear
EOLP (n = 43) 38/43 (88.4) 14/43 (32.6) 31/43 (72.1) 8/43 (18.6)
NOLP (n = 17) 10/17 (58.8) 5/17 (29.4) 10/17 (58.8) 3/17 (17.6)
P-value 0.016a 0.535b 0.243b 0.623b

aStatisticaly significant, Pearson Chi Square test.
bStatisticaly no significant, Pearson Chi Square test.
EOLP = erosive oral lichen planus; NOLP = non-erosive oral lichen planus.