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Association of cytokine gene polymorphisms in CWP and its severity in Turkish coal workers.
American journal of industrial medicine - 1 Oct 2008
Ates Ilker, Suzen H Sinan, Yucesoy Berran, Tekin Ishak Ozel, Karakaya Asuman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytokines appear to play a key role in some inflammatory reactions affecting the interactions among pro- and anti-inflammatory mechanisms that result in several diseases such as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP). In this study, to determine the cytokine gene profiles of Turkish coal miners, we performed genotyping analysis to investigate the polymorphisms of CWP-related pro-inflammatory (TNFA, IL1A,...
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