Functional variant of the carboxypeptidase M (CPM) gene may affect silica-related pneumoconiosis susceptibility by its expression: a multistage case-control study. [PDF]
, 2019 ObjectivesIn a genome-wide association study, we discovered chromosome 12q15 (defined as rs73329476) as a silica-related pneumoconiosis susceptibility region. However, the causal variants in this region have not yet been reported.MethodsWe systematically
Chu, Minjie +16 more
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Research Status of Pathogenesis of Pneumoconiosis and Dust Control Technology in Mine—A Review
Applied Sciences, 2021 Pneumoconiosis has become one of the biggest threats to the occupational health and life safety of mining workers in China. The number of pneumoconiosis cases has continued to rise in recent years.
Guoming Liu +5 more
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Population-based Research in South Wales: The MRC Pneumoconiosis Research Unit and the MRC Epidemiology Unit [PDF]
, 2002 ©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust, London, 2002. First published by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2002. All volumes are freely available online at: www.history.qmul.ac.uk/research/modbiomed/wellcome_witnesses/Annotated ...
Ness, AR, Reynolds, LA, Tansey, EM
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The current state of workers' pneumoconiosis in relationship to dusty working environments in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. [PDF]
, 2002 This study involved the examination of 1,006 chest x-ray films of workers from the industries devoted to shipyard welding, stone grinding, and refractory crushing in southern Okayama prefecture.
Kira, Shohei +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Weakened circadian activity rhythms (CARs) were associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the general population. However, it remains unclear among pneumoconiosis patients. We aimed to address this knowledge gap.
Bixia Huang +7 more
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Deep convolutional network-based chest radiographs screening model for pneumoconiosis
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundPneumoconiosis is the most important occupational disease all over the world, with high prevalence and mortality. At present, the monitoring of workers exposed to dust and the diagnosis of pneumoconiosis rely on manual interpretation of chest ...
Xiao Li +7 more
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Small airway dysfunction in pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background Although several histological studies have documented airway inflammation and remodelling in the small airways of dust-exposed workers, little is known regarding the prevalence and risk factors of small airway dysfunction (SAD) in ...
Yali Fan +5 more
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Consensus of Chinese experts on pulmonary rehabilitation of pneumoconiosis (2022)
环境与职业医学, 2022 Pneumoconiosis is a disease mainly characterized by diffuse fibrosis of lung tissues, which often leads to various chronic respiratory complications/comorbidities.
Occupational Lung Disease Group of Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases Branch of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association +1 more
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Coal Mine Safety and Health [PDF]
, 2008 [Excerpt] Safety in the coal mining industry is much improved compared to the early decades of the twentieth century, a time when hundreds of miners could lose their lives in a single accident and more than 1,000 fatalities could occur in a single year ...
Levine, Linda
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 BackgroundPneumoconiosis patients have a high prevalence of pulmonary infections, which can complicate diagnosis and treatment. And there is no comprehensive study of the microbiome of patients with pneumoconiosis.
Xingya Yuan +3 more
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