Polymorphisms in Inflammasome Genes and Risk of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis in a Chinese Population

Xiaoming Ji; Zhiguo Hou; Ting Wang; Kexin Jin; Jingjing Fan; Chen Luo; Minjuan Chen; Ruhui Han; Chunhui Ni

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047949

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Polymorphisms in Inflammasome Genes and Risk of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis in a Chinese Population

Xiaoming Ji ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaoming Ji, Zhiguo Hou

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Zhiguo Hou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaoming Ji, Zhiguo Hou

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Ting Wang,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Kexin Jin,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Jingjing Fan,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Chen Luo,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Minjuan Chen,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Ruhui Han,

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Chunhui Ni

* E-mail: chni@njmu.edu.cn

Affiliation Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Polymorphisms in Inflammasome Genes and Risk of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis in a Chinese Population

Xiaoming Ji,
Zhiguo Hou,
Ting Wang,
Kexin Jin,
Jingjing Fan,
Chen Luo,
Minjuan Chen,
Ruhui Han,
Chunhui Ni

Published: October 22, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047949

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