Article
Immunogenetic basis of environmental lung disease: lessons from the berylliosis model.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Dec 1998
Saltini C, Amicosante M, Franchi A, Lombardi G, Richeldi L
Abstract excerpt
The role of genetic factors has been hypothesized in the pathogenesis of a number of chronic inflammatory lung diseases. The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) locus on human chromosome 6 have been identified as important determinants in diseases caused both by inorganic and orga...
Topics
- Animals
- Berylliosis
- Chronic Disease
- Environmental Exposure
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-DP Antigens
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Lung Diseases
- Occupational Diseases
