Genetic susceptibility in granulomatous disorders [electronic resource] : chronic beryllium disease and sarcoidosis / Lee S. Newman.
Material type: FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Gene-environment interactions : role in the modulation of pulmonary and autoimmune disease risks: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (52 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Environmental Exposure | Genes | Genetic Predisposition to Disease | Risk FactorsOnline resources: Click here to access online | SeriesAnimated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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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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