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[The relationship between polymorphisms of epidermal growth factor gene and silicosis].
Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases - 1 Nov 2013
Jiang Dong-ping, Wang Chao-yang, Fan Xue-yun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between epidermal growth factor (EGF) gene polymorphisms at G-61A, R431K, and D784V and susceptibility to silicosis. METHODS: In a case-control study, 116 patients diagnosed with stage I silicosis were included in the case group, and 149 workers without silicosis of the same gender and nationality, exposed to the same nature of dust, and with similar age and cumulative...
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