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Association between SNPs at IL-17A and IL-17F and susceptibility to accelerated silicosis.
Toxicology and industrial health - 1 Sept 2017
Hassani Ebrahim, Bagheri Morteza, Rad Isa Abdi, Mohebbi Iraj
Abstract excerpt
The association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the interleukin (IL)-17 gene and silicosis has been evaluated in different populations. The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between SNPs at IL-17A (-832A/G) and IL-17F (+7488A/G) and susceptibility to accelerated silicosis in the Iranian Kurdish population. We studied 48 patients with accelerated silicosis and 62 controls....
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