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Associations between tumor necrosis factor alpha gene -238 G/A and -308 G/A polymorphisms and the risk of pneumoconiosis: update of a meta-analysis.
Current medical research and opinion - 1 Nov 2013
Yin Yan-Wei, Wu Zhao-Guo, Sun Qian-Qian, Hu Ai-Min, Wang Qi, Liu Hong-Li
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OBJECTIVES: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) gene (-238 G/A [rs361525] and -308 G/A [rs1800629]) polymorphisms have been extensively studied in relation to various diseases, several epidemiologic studies have been performed to investigate the associations of TNF-α gene polymorphisms with pneumoconiosis; however, the results of these studies were not entirely consistent. In an effort to clarify earlier...
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