Polymorphisms in SPARC and coal workers' pneumoconiosis risk in a Chinese population.

The SPARC is a crucial matricellular protein and may influence the course of various diseases like tumor metastasis and fibrosis. In the present study, we investigated the association between the potential functional polymorphisms in SPARC and coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) risk in a Chines...

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Main Authors: Ting Wang, Jingjin Yang, Ruhui Han, Xiaoming Ji, Baiqun Wu, Lei Han, Chen Luo, Jingjing Fan, Baoli Zhu, Chunhui Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4134282?pdf=render