| Literature DB >> 1111741 |
J A Merchant, P T Klouda, C A Soutar, W R Parkes, S D Lawler, M Turner-Warwick.
Abstract
In a study of the HL-A system in 56 selected asbestos workers referred to the Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel with definite or suspected asbestosis, the W 27 antigen was found more often than among a control population. Six of the 10 asbestos workers with the W 27 antigen had definite radiographic evidence of asbestosis compared to 13 out of 46 without the W 27 antigen. These observations, if confirmed, suggest that the W 27 antigen may provide a useful marker of an enhanced susceptibility to the tissue-damaging effects of asbestos dust.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID： 1111741 PMCID： PMC1672170 DOI： 10.1136/bmj.1.5951.189
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN： 0007-1447