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IN VITRO EFFECTS OF LEAD OXIDE ON THE HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE [PDF]

, 2012
Lead has no biological function; however, low, and particularly, high levels of exposure have a number of negative consequess for human healt. Despite the number of reports about lead tocicity, very little information has been obtained regarding its ...
Yıldırım, Alperen Kutay
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Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning Related to Artisanal Gold Mining in Northwestern Nigeria, 2010. [PDF]

, 2011
Background: In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children's deaths due to lead poisoning in villages in northwestern Nigeria.
Abdullahi M. Bashir, Yi-Chun Lo, Dooyema, C A, James Durant, Henry Akpan, Neri, A, Bashir, A M, Patrick M. Nguku, Haladu, S, Biya, O, Nguku, P M, Oladayo Biya, Durant, J, Idris, S, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Mary Jean Brown, Lo, Y-C, Paul I. Dargan, Gidado, S O, Brown, M J, Carrie A. Dooyema, Swarthout, T, Sani-Gwarzo, N, Akpan, H, Todd Swarthout, Dargan, P I, Antonio Neri, Sa’ad Idris, Saheed O. Gidado, Suleiman Haladu   +29 more
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Lead poisoning in a 6-month-old infant: a case report

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundLead is a toxic element of the environment that leads to major complications once it enters the blood stream, affecting multiple organs and systems of the body.MethodsWe present a case of a 6-month-old female infant diagnosed with lead ...
Yifei Duan, Yifei Duan, Lingyi Yan, Lingyi Yan, Zhengxiang Gao, Zhengxiang Gao, Yu Gou, Yu Gou   +7 more
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A more scientific blood lead reference value urgently needs to be updated in China: From a national and international insight

Eco-Environment & Health
Although blood lead levels (BLLs) in children have significantly decreased compared to two decades ago, incidents of lead poisoning and elevated BLLs among children continue to occur frequently.
Xiaoli Duan, Suzhen Cao, Jiacheng Guan, Ligang Hu, Chengye Sun, Chonghuai Yan, Xiaoli Zhao, Fengchang Wu   +7 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Chronic lead exposure induces fatty liver disease associated with the variations of gut microbiota

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Background: Lead (Pb) has been suggested as an endocrine-disrupting chemical. However, few studies have investigated the association between chronic Pb exposure and fatty liver disease.
Heng Wan, Yuying Wang, Haojie Zhang, Kun Zhang, Yi Chen, Chi Chen, Wen Zhang, Fangzhen Xia, Ningjian Wang, Yingli Lu   +9 more
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Lead exposure in adult males in urban Transvaal Province, South Africa during the apartheid era [PDF]

, 2013
Human exposure to lead is a substantial public health hazard worldwide and is particularly problematic in the Republic of South Africa given the country’s late cessation of leaded petrol. Lead exposure is associated with a number of serious health issues
Cooper, Matthew J., Cooper Matthew J., Schutkowski, Holger, Trueman, C., Hess Catherine A., Holger Schutkowski, Clive N. Trueman, Matthew J Cooper, Clive N Trueman, Martin J. Smith, Smith Martin J., Smith, M.J., Catherine A Hess, Catherine A. Hess, Hess, Catherine, Trueman Clive N., Martin J Smith, Cooper, M.J., Schutkowski Holger, Smith, Martin J., Matthew J. Cooper, Hess, Catherine A., Trueman, Clive N.   +22 more
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan, Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almarez, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Maja Cesen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Louise Galmiche, Jorg Fuchs, Sarah Braungart, Bilgehan Yalcin, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +18 more
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A multimedia Environmental Model to Predict the Lead Concentration in Children’s Blood Near Al-Dorah Refinery in Baghdad

Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science, 2021
Lead-contaminated water, soil, and air have been perceived as potential sources of lead exposure for a considerable length of time, which continues to threaten human health; particularly that of young children.
Afrah A. Ajeel, Ahmed K. Al-Lami, Ali A. Al-Maliki   +2 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
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