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Defects in this gene are associated with the disordered autoimmunity in various diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis. In this study, we investigated the association between the functional polymorphisms in LRBA and risk of coal workers\u2019 pneumoconiosis (CWP) in a Chinese population. Three potentially functional polymorphisms (rs2290846, rs3749574, and rs1782360) in LRBA were genotyped and analyzed in a case\u2013control study, including 703 CWP cases and 705 controls. Genotyping was performed by the ABI 7900HT Real Time PCR system. Our results suggested that genotype rs2290846 AA was significantly associated with decreased risk of CWP (Adjusted OR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.41\u20130.92), and the recessive model also supported the protective role of the genotype (Adjusted OR = 0.60, 95% CI = 0.40\u20130.89). Further, the polymorphism of rs2290846 decreased the CWP risk among cases over 27 years of dust exposure (adjusted OR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.28\u20130.94) and non-smokers (adjusted OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.34\u20131.00). A potential role of rs2290846 AA has been proposed by expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The present results suggest that LRBA SNPs are associated with CWP susceptibility in a Chinese population. Further studies focused on detailed mechanism or larger cohorts are warranted to validate our findings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph14101138","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,27]],"date-time":"2017-09-27T10:52:25Z","timestamp":1506509545000},"page":"1138","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["LRBA Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Coal Workers\u2019 Pneumoconiosis: A Case\u2013Control Study from China"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Yi","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jingjin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiuyun","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruhui","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weiwen","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiali","family":"Yuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoming","family":"Ji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenxi","family":"Yao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chunhui","family":"Ni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2944","DOI":"10.1097\/MD.0000000000002944","article-title":"Risk of cerebrovascular events in pneumoconiosis patients: A population-based study, 1996\u20132011","volume":"95","author":"Chuang","year":"2016","journal-title":"Medicine"},{"key":"ref_2","unstructured":"(2015, December 03). 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