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HLA-DP molecules bind cobalt: a possible explanation for the genetic association with hard metal disease.
European journal of immunology - 1 Jul 1999
Potolicchio I, Festucci A, Hausler P, Sorrentino R
Abstract excerpt
Metal dust inhalation induces an interstitial lung disease which may progress to pulmonary fibrosis (hard metal disease, HMD). Cobalt is believed to be the pathogenic agent of HMD. A strong genetic association of HMD with some HLA-DP alleles has been reported although the role of these molecules...
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