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Role of the HLA-DP Glu 69 and the TNF-alpha TNF-alpha 2 gene markers in susceptibility to beryllium hypersensitivity.
International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2000
Rogliani P, Amicosante M, Berretta F, Dotti C, Bocchino M, O'Donnell K M, Saltini C
Abstract excerpt
Berylliosis is an environmental chronic inflammatory disorder of the lung caused by inhalation of beryllium dusts, characterized by the accumulation of CD4+ T cells and macrophages in the lower respiratory tract. Beryllium presentation to CD4+ T cells from patients with berylliosis results in T c...
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