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Genotype and phenotype in susceptibility to coal workers' pneumoconiosis. the use of cytokines in perspective.
The European respiratory journal. Supplement - 1 Sept 2001
Borm P J, Schins R P
Abstract excerpt
The readily available technique of screening for gene polymorphisms could be used to explain inter-individual variability in a classic occupational interstitial lung disease, such as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP). The objective of this paper is to describe candidate genes selected from the wide pool of cytokines and growth factors, and to discuss the applications and pitfalls when using them as biomarkers...
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