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A six-nucleotide insertion-deletion polymorphism in the CASP8 promoter is associated with risk of coal workers' pneumoconiosis.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A - 1 Jan 2009
Ni Chunhui, Ye Yang, Wang Meilin, Qian Haiyang, Song Zhifang, Jia Xiaomin, Zhou Jianwei
Abstract excerpt
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is a chronic interstitial lung disease with a complex etiology that can occur after cumulative dust exposure. A case-control study was conducted to test the hypothesis that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) within CASPASE-8 (CASP8) promoter involved in resolution of inflammatory processes modulate the risk of CWP development. The study population consisted of 619 underground...
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