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Effects of polymorphic variations in tumor necrosis factor alpha and occupational exposure to grain dust on longitudinal decline in pulmonary function.
Journal of agromedicine - 1 Jan 2009
Pahwa Punam, Nakagawa Kazuko, Koehncke Niels, McDuffie Helen H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Longitudinal declines in pulmonary function are associated with individuals experiencing occupational exposure to organic dusts in combination with lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking and with genetic factors, and interactions between these factors. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between polymorphism of genes encoding Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-alpha) and longitudinal lung...
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