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[Relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms of NRAMP1 gene and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in workers exposed to silica dusts].
Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases - 1 Sept 2006
Qu Ya-bin, Tang Yun-xia, Zhang Zhong-bin, Zhu Ren, Liu Jing, Gu Shou-yong, Lu Guo-liang, Xia Zhao-lin
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between polymorphisms of natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene and genetic susceptibility of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in workers exposed to silica dusts. METHODS: A 1:2 case control study of 61 male workers with PTB (50 silicos...
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