Familial systemic sclerosis following exposure to organic solvents and the possible implication of genetic factors.
Familial systemic sclerosis following exposure to organic solvents and the possible implication of genetic factors.
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接触有机溶剂后的家族性系统性硬化症以及遗传因素的可能影响。
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2001
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F. Dammacco
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N. Calvani;F. Silvestris;F. Dammacco
Both genetic and environmental factors are suspected to play a role in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. We compare its occurrence in 3 sisters working in a dry cleaner's shop and exposed to occupational inhalation of organic solvents. Two sisters showing the human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-DR11/DQ7 haplotype were affected. The third has maintained the same job as the others for over 10 years and has no signs of the disease. The fact that she has a different HLA haplotype points to the significance of genetic factors in increasing the risk of systemic sclerosis. It is suggested that the DR11/DQ7 haplotype enhances the development of a clinical subset of systemic sclerosis associated with production of anti-topoisomerase-I antibodies, and that environmental triggers prime the disease in subjects with this genetic background.