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Polymorphisms in chemokine and chemokine receptor genes and the development of coal workers' pneumoconiosis.
Cytokine - 7 Feb 2006
Nadif Rachel, Mintz Margaret, Rivas-Fuentes Selma, Jedlicka Anne, Lavergne Elise, Rodero Mathieu, Kauffmann Francine, Combadière Christophe, Kleeberger Steven R
Abstract excerpt
Chemokines and their receptors are key regulators of inflammation and may participate in the lung fibrotic process. Associations of polymorphisms in CCL5 (G-403A) and its receptor CCR5 (Delta32), CCL2 (A-2578G) and CCR2 (V64I), and CX3CR1 V249I and T280M with coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP) were investigated in 209 miners examined in 1990, 1994 and 1999. Coal dust exposure was assessed by job history and...
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