Background Silicosis is a lung disease of fibrotic nature resulting from the inhalation and
deposition of dust containing crystalline silica. Subjects exposed to the same environmental …

The association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the interleukin (IL)-17
gene and silicosis has been evaluated in different populations. The aim of the present study …

Introduction: to assess whether single nucleotide variation within regulatory sequences of
cytokine or chemokine genes is associated with silicosis, this study was conducted for …

Introduction: In order to determine the frequencies of factor V Leiden and prothrombin
G20210A point mutations in the Iranian population with Azeri Turkish origin. Material and …

Objective: Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma
caused by inhalation of silica particles. Genetic factors might play a role in the severity …

Molecular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of silicosis are not fully understood. Exposure to
crystalline silica leads to the activation of signaling pathways controlling the production and …

Objetivo: A silicose é uma pneumoconiose caracterizada por fibrose do parênquima
pulmonar causada por inalação de partículas de sílica. Fatores genéticos podem …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify the angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) gene (I/D) variations in CAD patients and healthy controls in an Iranian …

Objective: Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma
caused by inhalation of silica particles. Genetic factors might play a role in the severity …