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[Genetic polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in patients with chronic benzene poisoning].
Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases - 1 Jun 2005
Lv Ling, Zou He-jian, Lin Guo-wei, Irons Richard R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between genetic polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha, sites at -238 nt and -308 nt) and susceptibility to chronic benzene poisoning. METHOD: The polymorphism of TNF-alpha gene were detected by nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique from 50 benzene poisoning patients and 60 control individuals exposed to...
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