5 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Gene expression profiles in asbestos-exposed epithelial and mesothelial lung cell lines
…The authors noted that cell experiments cannot precisely reflect conditions in the body, and that many changes probably reflect general responses to toxic substances. The authors concluded that the study identified several targets for further investigation…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1994
Detection of serum p53 protein in lung cancer patients
…with potential asbestos exposure), 23 unexposed matched hospital control subjects, 58 unmatched general population control subjects, and 4 people with nonmalignant lung disease using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western immunoblotting. Average levels of serum…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Identification of specific gene copy number changes in asbestos-related lung cancer
…vivo experiments have shown that asbestos can cause chromosomal damage and aberrations. Lung tumors, in general, have several recurrently amplified and deleted chromosomal regions. To investigate whether a distinct chromosomal aberration profile could be detected in…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Cytotoxicity and anaphase aberrations induced by mineral fibres in cultured human mesothelial cells
…milled rock wool, milled glass wool and coarse rock wool. In general, the MMMF samples were less toxic than the asbestos and erionite samples. All three asbestos types studied induced anaphase aberrations at high (near toxic…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1993
Asbestos exposure among Finnish lung cancer patients: occupational history and fiber concentration in lung tissue
…construction jobs, and valuable information about the exposure levels could be obtained by the mineral fiber analyses. In general, there was a good accord between the exposure categorization and the fiber burden measured in the lung.