Polymorphisms in SELE gene and risk of coal workers' pneumoconiosis in Chinese: a case-control study.

Polymorphisms in SELE gene and risk of coal workers' pneumoconiosis in Chinese: a case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is characterized by chronic pulmonary inflammation and fibrotic nodular lesions that usually lead to progressive fibrosis. Inflammation is the first step in the development of CWP. E-selectin, an adhesion molecule, is involved in the development of...

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Main Authors: Ting Wang, Xiaoming Ji, Chen Luo, Jingjing Fan, Zhiguo Hou, Minjuan Chen, Ruhui Han, Chunhui Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3774684?pdf=render

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