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. 2020 Nov;75(11):3009-3010.
doi: 10.1111/all.14463.

Silica-related diseases in the modern world: A role for self-DNA sensing in lung inflammatory diseases

Dieudonnée Togbe  1 , Sulayman Benmerzoug  2   3 , Muazzam Jacobs  4 , Bernhard Ryffel  1   4 , Valerie F J Quesniaux  2
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Silica-related diseases in the modern world: A role for self-DNA sensing in lung inflammatory diseases

Dieudonnée Togbe et al. Allergy. 2020 Nov.
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Keywords: basic mechanisms; dendritic cells; inflammation; innate immunity; interferons; lung diseases other than asthma and COPD; macrophages.

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