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Effects of MBL2 polymorphisms in patients with diisocyanate-induced occupational asthma.
Experimental & molecular medicine - 10 Apr 2015
Kim Seung-Hyun, Bae Su-Jin, Palikhe Sailesh, Ye Young-Min, Park Hae-Sim
Abstract excerpt
Diisocyanate (DI) is the most common cause of occupational asthma (OA) in Korea. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) initiates the lectin complement activation pathway following oxidative stress and plays an important role in the regulation of inflammatory processes. To determine whether there is a genetic association between MBL2 polymorphisms and DI-OA, 99 patients with DI-OA, 99 asymptomatic exposed controls (AECs)...
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