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HLA-DP-unrestricted TNF-alpha release in beryllium-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Nov 2002
Amicosante M, Berretta F, Franchi A, Rogliani P, Dotti C, Losi M, Dweik R, Saltini C
Abstract excerpt
Berylliosis is a granulomatous disorder of the lung caused by inhalation of beryllium (Be) and dominated by the accumulation of CD4+ T-helper (Th)1 memory T-cells proliferating in response to Be in the lower respiratory tract. Two gene markers have been associated with susceptibility to berylliosis: 1) the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DP gene whose allelic variants, carrying glutamate in position 69 of the...
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