Soluble Mesothelin-related Protein in an Asbestos-exposed Population: The Dust Diseases Board Cohort Study

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Authors

Eun‐Kee Park · NSW Department of Education

Alessandra Sandrini · St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Deborah Yates · St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Jenette Creaney · Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

B. W. Robinson · Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Paul S. Thomas · UNSW Sydney

Anthony Johnson

Abstract

This is the first large-scale prospective study of SMRP for screening for malignancy in asbestos-exposed individuals. A high false-positive rate was observed. SMRP seems unlikely to prove useful in screening for MM.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Occupational exposure and asthma

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 178, Issue 8, pp. 832-837

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200802-258oc

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