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Relationships between cytokine (IL-6 and TGF-β1) gene polymorphisms and chromosomal damage in hospital workers.
Journal of immunotoxicology - 1 May 2016
Santovito Alfredo, Cervella Piero, Chiarizio Michela, Meschiati Giulia, Delsoglio Marta, Manitta Eleonora, Picco Giulia, Delpero Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
Cytokine gene polymorphisms have been found to be associated with a pre-disposition to a variety of diseases, including inflammatory and cancer diseases. The present study evaluated the influence of six cytokine gene polymorphisms on the level of genomic damage observed in peripheral blood lymphocytes from hospital pathologists chronically exposed to low doses of different xenobiotics. Lymphocytes from 50...
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