A postmortem case control study of asbestos burden in lungs of malignant mesothelioma cases

A postmortem case control study of asbestos burden in lungs of malignant mesothelioma cases

Abstract Background Asbestos lung content is regarded as the most reliable tool for causal attribution of malignant mesothelioma (MM) to previous asbestos exposures. However, there is a lack of studies on asbestos burden in lungs of MM patients in comparison with healthy individuals. This study aims...

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Main Authors: S. D. Visonà, B. Bertoglio, C. Favaron, S. Capella, E. Belluso, C. Colosio, S. Villani, T. Ivic-Pavlicic, E. Taioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Malignant mesothelioma
Asbestos
SEM–EDS
Autopsy
Chrysotile
Amphiboles
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04761-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04761-9

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