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Association of HLA and cytokine gene polymorphisms with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences - 1 Dec 2015
Zhang Hai-Ping, Zou Jian, Xie Ping, Gao Fei, Mu Hui-Jun
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare, progressive, and lethal interstitial lung disease with unknown etiology. Divergent observations have suggested that genetic factors contribute to IPF susceptibility. This study investigated the relationship between human leukocyte antigen (HLA), cytokine gene polymorphisms, and IPF in a Chinese Han population. The gene polymorphisms of HLA-A, -B, -DRB1, tumor...
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