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Racial differences in prevalence of a supratypic HLA-genetic marker immaterial to pre-employment testing for susceptibility to chronic beryllium disease.
American journal of industrial medicine - 1 Jun 2002
Weston Ainsley, Ensey James, Kreiss Kathleen, Keshava Channa, McCanlies Erin
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BACKGROUND: A beryllium materials manufacturer is conducting a limited pilot program that offers testing for HLA-DP beta 1E69 with genetic counseling through a third party to applicants for employment. An important consideration in this regard is the prevalence of this marker in the general popul...
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