[Occupational asthma: interactions between genetic factors and adverse environment?].

Article

[Occupational asthma: interactions between genetic factors and adverse environment?].

La Medicina del lavoro - 1 Jan 2000

Mapp C E

Abstract excerpt

Bronchial asthma is very likely caused by the interaction of genetic susceptibility with an adverse environment. The mechanisms involved in asthma induced by toluene diisocyanate (TDI), a low molecular weight compound, are still unknown, but increasing interest has been expressed in the genetic c...

Topics

Alleles
Asthma
Disease Susceptibility
Genetic Testing
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Occupational Diseases
Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate

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