Mesothelioma in immigrants from Turkey: Genes have a minor role

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Metintas S., Metintas M., Ak G., Hillerdal G., Koyi H.

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, cilt.186, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 186
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106527
  • Dergi Adı: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mesothelioma, Epidemiology, Erionite, Environmental exposure, Genetic, MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA, BLUE ASBESTOS, TURKISH IMMIGRANTS, CAPPADOCIAN REGION, CANCER INCIDENCE, EXPOSURE, ERIONITE, BAP1, WITTENOOM, MORTALITY
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To examine the incidence and epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma in immigrants from Karain where there is an extraordinarily high incidence of mesothelioma, Cappadocia, Turkey, to Stockholm, Sweden, and their children over 20 years of age born in Stockholm, i.e. two genetically similar populations with and without erionite exposure.