Genotype and phenotype in susceptibility to coal workers' pneumoconiosis. The use of cytokines in perspective

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 18, Issue 32, 2001, Pages

  Borm, P J A ^a   Schins, R P F ^a  

^a Department of Fibre and Particle Toxicology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Coal workers' pneumoconiosis; Cytokines; Genotype; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COAL;

ARTICLE; COAL WORKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FORECASTING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COAL; FORECASTING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0035460783     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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