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Mesothelioma
Reports summarize mesothelioma study results from Gaziantep University
August 5th, 2008
"Purpose of review The prevalence of malignant mesothelioma due to erionite exposure in Central Anatolia is very high. In this report, we review the recent developments on this epidemic on the basis of previous literature," scientists in Gaziantep, Turkey report. "Recent findings Recently, it has been shown that erionite is poorly cytotoxic, induces proliferating signals and high growth rate in human mesothelial cells. Additionally, long-term exposure to erionite transforms human mesothelial cells in vitro, regardless of the presence of Simian Virus 40 sequences, leading to foci formation in cultured monolayers. It has also been confirmed that a genetic predisposition...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-05)
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