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No evidence for the influence of HLA class II in alleles in isocyanate-induced asthma.
American journal of industrial medicine - 1 Nov 1997
Rihs H P, Barbalho-Krölls T, Huber H, Baur X
Abstract excerpt
Isocyanates are one of the main causes of occupational asthma. The aim of this investigation was to study the possible genetic background of isocyanate-induced asthma under consideration of the atopy status and different lung function parameters. We investigated the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes DRB1,3,4,5, DQB1, and DQA1 in 55 isocyanate-exposed patients with workplace-related dyspnea (32 asthmatics, 23...
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