Newman, Lee S.

Genetic susceptibility in granulomatous disorders chronic beryllium disease and sarcoidosis / [electronic resource] : Lee S. Newman. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (52 min.) : color, sound). - Gene-environment interactions : role in the modulation of pulmonary and autoimmune disease risks, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Gene-environment interactions : role in the modulation of pulmonary and autoimmune disease risks. .

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Contents: Role of genetics x exposure in environmental lung disease -- Granulomatous disorders and immunologic mechanistic basis: berylliosis and sarcoidosis -- Immunogenetics that may apply generally to granulomatous disorders -- Berylliosis: genetic epidemiology studies, functional genomics and gene x environment interaction studies -- Role of exposure vs. genetic basis -- Sarcoidosis: genetic epidemiology studies, attempts at functional genomics and directions for research to use clinical phenotype and genotype information to improve and help direct the search for an unknown causative agent -- Possible implications for other (non-granulomatous) environmental lung disorders.

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Environmental Exposure.
Genes.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease.
Risk Factors.
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