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Identification of metal sensitization in sarcoid-like metal-exposed patients by the MELISA® lymphocyte proliferation test — a pilot study

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary function is often affected by the inhalation of metal particles. The resulting pathology might trigger various lung diseases, e.g., parenchymal lung fibrosis and granulomatous lung disorders. We previously demonstrated that 6 % of tissue-proven sarcoid patients had a positive b...

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Autores principales: Fireman, Elizabeth, Shai, Amir Bar, Alcalay, Yifat, Ophir, Noa, Kivity, Shmuel, Stejskal, Vera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27076838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-016-0101-1