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[SMAD4 gene polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility of coal work's pneumoconiosis].
Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases - 1 Oct 2010
Xu Jin, Zhu Meng, Cai Hong-Quan, Zhang Kai, Duan Wei-Wei, Wang Ting, Wang Li, Wang Sha-Sha, Ye Yang, Ni Chun-Hui
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: to explore whether 6 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within SMAD4 gene were involved in the genetic susceptibility of coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP) by case-control study. METHODS: this study consisted of 438 CWP patients and 448 controls. All study subjects were Han Chinese, underground coal miners and recruited from coal mines of Xuzhou Mining Business Group Co Ltd. The 5 ml venous...
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