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SUBMITTER: Wu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4613004 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Chao C Chen Ying Y Yang Xiaohong X Wang Wenyi W Pang Baosen B
International journal of clinical and experimental medicine 20150815 8
<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the correlation of macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) with the susceptibility to pigeon breeder's lung (PBL) in Chinese Uygur population.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 92 Uygur from Xinjiang, China were enrolled in the study. Among them, there were 32 patients with PBL, 30 negative controls with history of exposure to pigeons and 30 normal controls without pigeons contact. SNP genotyping for 24 SNPs of MIP-1α were p ...[more]