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HLA class II DPB1 and DRB1 polymorphisms associated with genetic susceptibility to beryllium toxicity.
Occupational and environmental medicine - 1 Jul 2011
Rosenman K D, Rossman M, Hertzberg V, Reilly M J, Rice C, Kanterakis E, Monos D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is a hypersensitivity granulomatous pulmonary disease caused by exposure to the metal beryllium (Be²⁺). Our objective was to extend current knowledge of the genetics of beryllium disease by examining all HLA-DPB1 and HLA-DPR1 gene polymorphisms and the interactions between them. METHODS: DNA-based typing of HLA-DPB1 and HLA-DRB1 loci at the allele level was performed on...
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