Article
Association between Genetic Variants of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 and Susceptibility of Pneumoconiosis: A Meta-analysis.
Chinese medical journal - 5 Feb 2017
Deng Chang-Wen, Zhang Xing-Xing, Lin Jin-Huan, Huang Li-Fei, Qu Yu-Lan, Bai Chong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) and gene variants have been extensively studied in various human diseases. For example, TGF-β1 polymorphisms were associated with fibrosis and pneumoconiosis, but the data remained controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the association between TGF-β1 -509 C>T [rs1800469], +869 T>C [rs1800470], and +915 G>C [rs1800471] polymorphisms and...
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