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The association between HLA-DPB1Glu69 and chronic beryllium disease and beryllium sensitization.
American journal of industrial medicine - 1 Aug 2004
McCanlies Erin C, Ensey James S, Schuler Christine R, Kreiss Kathleen, Weston Ainsley
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BACKGROUND: Several case-control studies have found an association between chronic beryllium disease (CBD) and HLA-DPB1 gene variants. However, the relationship between HLA-DPB1 and beryllium sensitization, and whether the presence of one or two HLA-DPB1(Glu69) alleles is differentially associated with CBD and beryllium sensitization have not been completely resolved. METHODS: Restriction fragment length...
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