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[A meta-analysis of susceptibility to pneumoconiosis and polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-α 308 and 238 locus].
Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine] - 1 Jun 2011
Li Ju, Hao Chang-fu, Yao Wu, Yun Yu-xia, Gao Bin, Wang Yong-xing
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between the polymorphism of TNF-α gene 308, 238 locus and the susceptibility to pneumoconiosis. METHODS: Eighteen published case-control studies about TNF-α gene 308, 238 locus polymorphism and pneumoconiosis susceptibility were searched out from sino-foreign databases from January 1994 to December 2010. Meta-analysis was applied on the published research to calculate the...
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