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 · 2009
Porcelain factory worker with asbestos-related mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare tumor among the general population, but for people exposed to asbestos, the lifetime risk is high. A 58-year old man presented with suffering from chest pain, upper back pain, shortness…
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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 · 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.