In the last decade there is been much interest in noninvasive, economic and well-accepted
diagnostic tests for screening of subjects exposed to asbestos, and in patients with …

Purpose: High levels of serum-soluble mesothelin family proteins (SMRP) have been found
to be associated with malignant mesothelioma (MM), but not lung cancer (LC). To verify the …

Background The need for health surveillance of former workers exposed to asbestos was
provided by law in Italy after the asbestos ban in 1992. Objectives We describe the results of …

Inflammation and lung remodeling are hallmarks of asbestos-induced fibrosis, but the
molecular mechanisms that control these events are unclear. Using laser capture …

Background Airborne exposure to nanomaterials from unintended occupational or
environmental exposures or as a consequence of product use may lead to adverse health …

Asbestos and related fibers are associated with a number of adverse health effects,
including malignant mesothelioma (MM), an aggressive cancer that generally develops in …

1 Ziele Die Leitlinie richtet sich an Ärzte, die Personen mit arbeitsbedingten
asbestfaserstaubverursachten Erkrankungen und solche mit einem Verdacht darauf …

Soluble mesothelin-related peptide (SMRP) is a biomarker that has been proposed for
differential diagnosis from pleural metastatic cancer, as well as prognosis and treatment …

The risk of exposure of workers or populations to materials, such as uranium, of nuclear fuel
process origins is a major concern worldwide. Our goal is to improve the knowledge of …

Background and aims Increased concentrations of soluble mesothelin-related peptides
(SMRP) have been found in sera of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) …