Article
The relationship between polymorphisms of interleukin-4 gene and silicosis.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Dec 2011
Fang Guo Feng, Fan Xue Yun, Shen Fu Hai
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between polymorphisms of interleukin-4 (IL-4) gene (-33, +45, intron3, +429, +448) and the susceptibility of silicosis. METHODS: A case-control study was carried out. 101 silicosis patients were selected as cases. As strictly matching, 121 of non silicosis w...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Gold
- Humans
- Interleukin-4
- Middle Aged
- Mining
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Silicosis