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Associations of MMP-7 and OPN gene polymorphisms with risk of coal workers' pneumoconiosis in a Chinese population: a case-control study.
Inhalation toxicology - 1 Jan 2015
Yang Jingjin, Wang Lijuan, Wang Ting, Chen Congcong, Han Lei, Ji Xiaoming, Wu Baiqun, Han Ruhui, Ni Chunhui
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BACKGROUND: The matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) and osteopontin (OPN) are both multifunctional proteins with roles in inflammation, cell proliferation, tissue remodeling and so on, implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous conditions including pulmonary fibrosis. In this study, we investigate...
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