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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 39, 1984 - Issue 1
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Ferruginous Bodies in Sputum as an Indication of Exposure to Airborne Mineral Fibers in the Mesothelioma Villages of Cappadocia

Patrick Sébastien School of Occupational Health, McGill University, FDA Building, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Canada, H3A 2A7
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Jean Bignon Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unite 139 Centre National de Recherche Scienl Equipe de Recherche Associee 845 Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal 40, Avenue de Verdun, Creteil, France, 94010
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Y. Izzetin Barris Hacettepe University, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara, Turkey
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Lucile Awad Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 170 16, Bis Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, Villejuif, France, 94800
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Genevieve Petit Direction des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales de Paris, Laboratoire d'Etudes des Particules Inhalées, 44, rue Charles Moureu, Paris, France, 75013
Pages 18-23 | Published online: 10 Dec 2012
 
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ABSTRACT

The counts of ferruginous bodies (pulmonary-coated mineral fibers) in sputum samples from inhabitants in each of the two agricultural villages of Karain and Tusköy (Cappadocia, central Turkey) increased with subjects' age, whereas 94% of samples collected in the neighboring villages were free of ferruginous body. These findings are consistent with the previous hypothesis that the very high frequency of mesothelioma in Karain and Tuskoy was related to exposure to airborne mineral fibers of natural origin.

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Related Research Data

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