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Review
. 2011 Nov;31(4):699-716, vi.
doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2011.07.008.

Pathogenesis and disease mechanisms of occupational asthma

Zana L Lummus  1 , Adam V Wisnewski, David I Bernstein
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Review

Pathogenesis and disease mechanisms of occupational asthma

Zana L Lummus et al. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

Occupational asthma (OA) is one of the most common forms of work-related lung disease in all industrialized nations. The clinical management of patients with OA depends on an understanding of the multifactorial pathogenetic mechanisms that can contribute to this disease. This article discusses the various immunologic and nonimmunologic mechanisms and genetic susceptibility factors that drive the inflammatory processes of OA.

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