5 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Cancer mortality in a surveillance cohort of German males formerly exposed to asbestos
…been exposed to chrysotile. Through April 30, 2007, 128 men died. Compared with German men in general, overall deaths were lower than expected (SMR 0.59, 95% CI 0.49-0.70). However, 15 men died…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Identification of miRNA-103 in the cellular fraction of human peripheral blood as a potential biomarker for malignant mesothelioma--a pilot study
…pleural mesothelioma, 17 cancer-free people formerly exposed to asbestos, and 25 volunteers from the general population. A screen of 328 microRNAs in patients and asbestos-exposed controls found 49 that differed at least threefold. Only…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2002
Fibre-years, pulmonary asbestos burden and asbestosis
…collective with asbestoses/minimal asbestoses (n = 64). The relations between the above mentioned parameters are in general only weak. The limit value of > 25 fibre-years is found in 19.6% of persons without…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Lung cancer risk and welding: results from a case-control study in Germany
…In contrast, a history of welding in general for at least a half-year is 28% among cases and 23% among controls, yielding an OR of 1.25 (95% CL: 0.94-1.65) after adjustment…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Pathological anatomy and molecular pathology
…A reliable pathological diagnosis is the basis for therapeutic, prognostic, and medicolegal consequences. In general, it can be achieved by thoracoscopic inspection with specifically directed biopsy. Furthermore, a description of the peculiarities of each mesothelioma by…