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1. Wireless phone use in childhood and adolescence and neuroepithelial brain tumours: Results from the international MOBI-Kids study

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Castaño-Vinyals, G., Sadetzki, S., Vermeulen, R., Momoli, F., Kundi, M., Merletti, F., Maslanyj, M., Calderon, C., Wiart, J., Lee, A.-K., Taki, M., Sim, M., Armstrong, B., Benke, G., Schattner, R., Hutter, H.-P., Krewski, D., Mohipp, C., Ritvo, P., Spinelli, J., Lacour, B., Remen, T., Radon, K., Weinmann, T., Petridou, E.Th., Moschovi, M., Pourtsidis, A., Oikonomou, K., Kanavidis, P., Bouka, E., Dikshit, R., Nagrani, R., Chetrit, A., Bruchim, R., Maule, M., Migliore, E., Filippini, G., Miligi, L., Mattioli, S., Kojimahara, N., Yamaguchi, N., Ha, M., Choi, K., Kromhout, H., Goedhart, G., 't Mannetje, A., Eng, A., Langer, C.E., Alguacil, J., Aragonés, N., Morales-Suárez-Varela, M., Badia, F., Albert, A., Carretero, G., and Cardis, E.

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2022
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8. P599 An Antioxidant diet in comparison to a Mediterranean diet for children and adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: clinical outcomes and nutritional data from OXIBDiet trial

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Quattrini, S, primary, Galeazzi, T, additional, Greco, A, additional, Fioroni, M C, additional, Mattioli, S, additional, Monachesi, C, additional, Cianfruglia, L, additional, Romaldi, B, additional, Catassi, G, additional, Quatraccioni, C, additional, Di Sario, A, additional, Armeni, T, additional, Catassi, C, additional, and Gatti, S, additional

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2024
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17. Association between asbestos exposure and pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis malignant mesothelioma: a case–control study and epidemiological remarks

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Marinaccio, A., Consonni, D., Mensi, C., Mirabelli, D., Migliore, E., Magnani, C., Di Marzio, D., Gennaro, V., Mazzoleni, G., Girardi, P., Negro, C., Romanelli, A., Chellini, E., Grappasonni, I., Madeo, G., Romeo, E., Ascoli, V., Carrozza, F., Angelillo, I. F., Cavone, D., Tumino, R., Melis, M., Curti, S., Brandi, G., Mattioli, S., Iavicoli, S., Dallari, B., Pesatori, A. C., Riboldi, L., Merletti, F., Gangemi, M., Stura, A., Brentisci, C., Gilardetti, M., Benfatto, L., Canessa, P. A., Malacarne, D., Mazzucco, G., Campi, M. G., Fedeli, U., Bressan, V., Gioffre, F., Ballarin, M. N., Chermaz, C., D'Agostin, F., De Michieli, P., Mangone, L., Storchi, C., Sala, O., Badiali, A. M., Cacciarini, V., Giovannetti, L., Martini, A., Calisti, R., Pascucci, C., Stracci, F., Masanotti, G., Davoli, M., Cavariani, F., Ancona, L., Annunziata, A., Menegozzo, S., Napolitano, F., Pelullo, C. P., Vimercati, L., Cascone, G., Frasca, G., Giurdanella, M. C., Martorana, C., Nicita, C., Rollo, C. P., Spata, E., Dardanoni, G., Scondotto, S., Nieddu, V., Pergola, M., Stecchi, S., Marinaccio, A., Consonni, D., Mensi, C., Mirabelli, D., Migliore, E., Magnani, C., Di Marzio, D., Gennaro, V., Mazzoleni, G., Girardi, P., Negro, C., Romanelli, A., Chellini, E., Grappasonni, I., Madeo, G., Romeo, E., Ascoli, V., Carrozza, F., Angelillo, I. F., Cavone, D., Tumino, R., Melis, M., Curti, S., Brandi, G., Mattioli, S., Iavicoli, S., Dallari, B., Pesatori, A. C., Riboldi, L., Merletti, F., Gangemi, M., Stura, A., Brentisci, C., Gilardetti, M., Benfatto, L., Canessa, P. A., Malacarne, D., Mazzucco, G., Campi, M. G., Fedeli, U., Bressan, V., Gioffre, F., Ballarin, M. N., Chermaz, C., D'Agostin, F., De Michieli, P., Mangone, L., Storchi, C., Sala, O., Badiali, A. M., Cacciarini, V., Giovannetti, L., Martini, A., Calisti, R., Pascucci, C., Stracci, F., Masanotti, G., Davoli, M., Cavariani, F., Ancona, L., Annunziata, A., Menegozzo, S., Napolitano, F., Pelullo, C. P., Vimercati, L., Cascone, G., Frasca, G., Giurdanella, M. C., Martorana, C., Nicita, C., Rollo, C. P., Spata, E., Dardanoni, G., Scondotto, S., Nieddu, V., Pergola, M., Stecchi, S., Marinaccio A., Consonni D., Mensi C., Mirabelli D., Migliore E., Magnani C., Di Marzio D., Gennaro V., Mazzoleni G., Girardi P., Negro C., Romanelli A., Chellini E., Grappasonni I., Madeo G., Romeo E., Ascoli V., Carrozza F., Angelillo I.F., Cavone D., Tumino R., Melis M., Curti S., Brandi G., Mattioli S., Iavicoli S., Dallari B., Pesatori A.C., Riboldi L., Merletti F., Gangemi M., Stura A., Brentisci C., Gilardetti M., Benfatto L., Canessa P.A., Malacarne D., Mazzucco G., Campi M.G., Fedeli U., Bressan V., Gioffre F., Ballarin M.N., Chermaz C., D'agostin F., De Michieli P., Mangone L., Storchi C., Sala O., Badiali A.M., Cacciarini V., Giovannetti L., Martini A., Calisti R., Pascucci C., Stracci F., Masanotti G., Davoli M., Cavariani F., Ancona L., Annunziata A., Menegozzo S., Napolitano F., Pelullo C.P., Vimercati L., Cascone G., Frasca G., Giurdanella M.C., Martorana C., Nicita C., Rollo C.P., Spata E., Dardanoni G., Scondotto S., Nieddu V., Pergola M., Stecchi S., Marinaccio, Alessandro, Consonni, Dario, Mensi, Carolina, Mirabelli, Dario, Migliore, Enrica, Magnani, Corrado, Di Marzio, Davide, Gennaro, Valerio, Mazzoleni, Guido, Girardi, Paolo, Negro, Corrado, Romanelli, Antonio, Chellini, Elisabetta, Grappasonni, Iolanda, Madeo, Gabriella, Romeo, Elisa, Ascoli, Valeria, Carrozza, Francesco, Angelillo, Italo Francesco, Cavone, Domenica, Tumino, Rosario, Melis, Massimo, Curti, Stefania, Brandi, Giovanni, Mattioli, Stefano, and Iavicoli, Sergio

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medicine.medical_specialty, pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis, Epidemiology, Population, rare disease, national registry, medicine.disease_cause, Epidemiology, Italy, National registry, Rare disease, Asbestos, epidemiology, Italy, national registry, rare disease, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, italy, medicine, epidemiology, Italy, Mesothelioma, education, Gynecology, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Tunica vaginalis testis, Case-control study, case–control study, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, asbestos, 030210 environmental & occupational health, National registry, exposure, mesothelioma, malignant mesothelioma, Original Article, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, business, Rare disease
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Objectives: The purposes of this study are to describe the epidemiology of pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma and assess the role of asbestos exposure for these rare diseases. Methods: Based on incident pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma cases collected from the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM) in the period 1993–2015, incidence rates, survival median period and prognostic factors have been evaluated. A case–control study has been performed to analyze the association with asbestos exposure (occupational and non-occupational) for these diseases. Results: Between 1993 and 2015, 58 pericardial (20 women and 38 men) and 80 tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma cases have been registered with a mean annual standardized (world standard population as reference) incidence rates of 0.049 (per million) in men and 0.023 in women for the pericardial site, and 0.095 for tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma. Occupational exposure to asbestos was significantly associated with the risk of the diseases [odds ratio (OR) 3.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.85–7.31 and OR 3.42, 95% CI 1.93–6.04 in pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma, respectively]. The median survival was 2.5 months for pericardial and 33.0 months for tunica vaginalis testis mesotheliomas. Age was the main predictive factor for survival for both anatomical sites. Conclusions: For the first time in an analytical study, asbestos exposure was associated with pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma risk, supporting the causal role of asbestos for all anatomical sites. The extreme rarity of the diseases, the poor survival and the prognostic role of age have been confirmed based on population and nationwide mesothelioma registry data.

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2020

21. Authors’ response: Mezei et al's 'comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis'

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Marinaccio A., Consonni D., Mensi C., Mirabelli D., Migliore E., Magnani C., Di Marzio D., Gennaro V., Mazzoleni G., Girardi P., Negro C., Romanelli A., Chellini E., Grappasonni I., Madeo G., Romeo E., Ascoli V., Carrozza F., Angelillo I. F., Cavone D., Tumino R., Melis M., Curti S., Brandi G., Mattioli S., Iavicoli S., Marinaccio, A., Consonni, D., Mensi, C., Mirabelli, D., Migliore, E., Magnani, C., Di Marzio, D., Gennaro, V., Mazzoleni, G., Girardi, P., Negro, C., Romanelli, A., Chellini, E., Grappasonni, I., Madeo, G., Romeo, E., Ascoli, V., Carrozza, F., Angelillo, I. F., Cavone, D., Tumino, R., Melis, M., Curti, S., Brandi, G., Mattioli, S., Iavicoli, S., Marinaccio A., Consonni D., Mensi C., Mirabelli D., Migliore E., Magnani C., Di Marzio D., Gennaro V., Mazzoleni G., Girardi P., Negro C., Romanelli A., Chellini E., Grappasonni I., Madeo G., Romeo E., Ascoli V., Carrozza F., Angelillo I.F., Cavone D., Tumino R., Melis M., Curti S., Brandi G., Mattioli S., and Iavicoli S.

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Mesothelioma, Tunica vaginalis testis, Economica, Letter, pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis (TVT), Socio-culturale, Ambientale, mesothelioma, ReNaM, Key terms: asbestos, Key terms: asbesto, Pericardium, Malignant mesothelioma
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Mezei et al's letter (1) is an opportunity to provide more details about our study on pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis (TVT) mesothelioma (2), which is based on the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM): a surveillance system on mesothelioma, with individual asbestos exposure assessment. Incidence of pericardial mesothelioma has been estimated around 0.5 and 0.2 cases per 10 million person-years in men and women, respectively, and around 1 case for TVT mesothelioma. ReNaM collected 138 cases thanks to its long period of observation (1993-2015) and national coverage. Conducting a population-based case-control study with incidence-density sampling of controls across Italy and over a 23 year time-span should have been planned in 1993 and would have been beyond feasibility and ReNaM scope. We rather exploited two existing series of controls (3). The resulting incomplete time- and spatial matching of cases and controls is a limitation of our study and has been acknowledged in our article. The analysis of case-control studies can nevertheless be accomplished in logistic models accounting for the variables of interest, in both individually and frequency matched studies (4). Furthermore, analyses restricted to (i) regions with enrolled controls, (ii) cases with definite diagnosis, (iii) incidence period 2000-2015, and (iv) subjects born before 1950 have been provided in the manuscript, confirming the strength of the association with asbestos exposure (supplemental material tables S4-7). Following Mezei et al's suggestion, we performed further sensitivity analyses by restriction to regions with controls and fitting conditional regression models using risk-sets made of combinations of age and year of birth categories (5-year classes for both). We confirmed positive associations with occupational exposure to asbestos of pericardial mesothelioma, with odds ratios (OR) (adjusted for region) of 9.16 among women [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.56-150] and 5.63 (95% CI 1.02-31.0) among men; for TVT mesothelioma the OR was 7.70 (95% CI 2.89-20.5). Using risk sets of age categories and introducing year of birth (5-year categories) as a covariate (dummy variables) the OR were similar: OR (adjusted for region) of 9.17 among women (95% CI 0.56-150) and 5.76 (95% CI 1.07-31.0) among men; for TVT the OR was 9.86 (95% CI 3.46-28.1). Possible bias from incomplete geographical overlap between cases and controls has been addressed in the paper (table S4) and above. In spatially restricted analyses, OR were larger than in those including cases from the whole country, indicating that bias was towards the null. Mezei et al further noted that "the regional distribution of controls is different from that of person-time observed". This objection is not relevant because the above analyses were adjusted by region. Our controls were provided by a population-based study on pleural mesothelioma (called MISEM) and a hospital-based study on cholangiocarcinoma (called CARA). In MISEM, the response rate was 48.4%, a low but not unexpected rate as participation among population controls is usually lower and has been declining over time (5). It is important to underline that ReNaM applied the same questionnaire that was used for interviews and carried out the same exposure assessment as both MISEM and CARA. As repeatedly stated in ReNaM papers (6-7), each regional operating center assesses asbestos exposure based on the individual questionnaire, other available information, and knowledge of local industries. Occupational exposure to asbestos is classified as definite, probable or possible. Occupational exposure is (i) definite when the subject`s work was reported or otherwise known to have involved the use of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials (MCA); (ii) probable when subjects worked in factories where asbestos or MCA were used, but their personal exposure could not be documented; and (iii) possible when they were employed in industrial activities known to entail the use of asbestos or MCA. Hence, the definite and probable categories are closer to one another and were combined in our analyses. In any case, restricting analyses to subjects with definite occupational exposure and using each set of controls separately, as suggested by Mezei et al, yielded elevated OR for TVT and pericardial mesothelioma among men using both the above described modelling strategies; the OR could not be calculated for women. There were 70 (25 pericardial and 45 TVT) occupationally exposed mesothelioma cases. In population-based studies, analyses by occupation are limited by the low prevalence of most specific jobs. As briefly reported in our paper, for purely descriptive purposes, the industrial activity of exposure (cases may have multiple exposures), were construction (22 exposures, 7 and 15 for pericardial and TVT mesotheliomas, respectively), steel mills and other metal working industries (4 and 11), textile industries (2 and 3), and agriculture (2 and 5); other sectors had lower exposure frequencies. The absence of industries like asbestos-cement production, shipbuilding and railway carriages production/repair should not be surprising and had already been observed (7). In the Italian multicenter cohort study of asbestos workers (8), given the person-years of observation accrued by workers employed in these industries and gender- and site-specific crude incidence rates, approximately 0.1 case of pericardial and 0.2 of TVT mesothelioma would have been expected from 1970 to 2010. Even increasing ten-fold such figures to account for higher occupational risks among these workers would not change much. Asbestos exposure in agriculture has been repeatedly discussed in ReNaM reports (9: pages 70, 73, 128, 164 and 205). Exposure opportunities included the presence of asbestos in wine production, reuse of hessian bags previously containing asbestos, or construction and maintenance of rural buildings. Similarly, mesothelioma cases and agricultural workers exposed to asbestos have been noted in France (10). In conclusion, the additional analyses we performed according to Mezei et al's suggestions confirm the association between asbestos exposure and pericardial and TVT mesothelioma, supporting the causal role of asbestos for all mesotheliomas. ReNaM`s continuing surveillance system with national coverage is a precious platform for launching analytical studies on pleural and extra pleural mesothelioma. References 1. Mezei G, Chang ET, Mowat FS, Moolgavkar SH. Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis Scand J Work Environ Health. 2021;47(1):85-86. https://doi.org/10.5271/3909 2. Marinaccio A, Consonni D, Mensi C, Mirabelli D, Migliore E, Magnani C et al.; ReNaM Working Group. Association between asbestos exposure and pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis malignant mesothelioma: a case-control study and epidemiological remarks. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2020;46(6):609-617. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3895. 3. Greenland S. Control-initiated case-control studies. Int J Epidemiol 1985 Mar;14(1):130-4. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/14.1.130. 4. Pearce N. Analysis of matched case-control studies. BMJ 2016 Feb;352:i969. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i969. 5. Bigert C, Gustavsson P, Straif K, Pesch B, Brüning T, Kendzia B et al. Lung cancer risk among cooks when accounting for tobacco smoking: a pooled analysis of case-control studies from Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and China. J Occup Environ Med 2015 Feb;57(2):202-9. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000337. 6. Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Marzio DD, Scarselli A, Verardo M, Mirabelli D et al.; ReNaM Working Group. Pleural malignant mesothelioma epidemic: incidence, modalities of asbestos exposure and occupations involved from the Italian National Register. Int J Cancer 2012 May;130(9):2146-54. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.26229. 7. Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Di Marzio D, Scarselli A, Verardo M, Mirabelli D et al. Incidence of extrapleural malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure, from the Italian national register. Occup Environ Med 2010 Nov;67(11):760-5. https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.2009.051466. 8. Ferrante D, Chellini E, Merler E, Pavone V, Silvestri S, Miligi L et al.; the working group. Italian pool of asbestos workers cohorts: mortality trends of asbestos-related neoplasms after long time since first exposure. Occup Environ Med 2017 Dec;74(12):887-98. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2016-104100. 9. ReNaM VI Report. Available from: https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/docs/alg-pubbl-registro-nazionale-mesoteliomi-6-rapporto.pdf. Italian 10. Marant Micallef C, Shield KD, Vignat J, Baldi I, Charbotel B, Fervers B et al. Cancers in France in 2015 attributable to occupational exposures. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019 Jan;222(1):22-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.07.015.

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2021

22. Awareness and perception of accuracy of the Undetectable=Untransmittable message (U=U) in Italy: results from a survey among PLWHA, infectious-diseases physicians and people having unprotected sex.

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Cingolani, A., Tavelli, A., Calvino, G. V., Maggiolo, F., Girardi, E., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Perziano, A., Meli, P., Camposeragna, A., Mattioli, S., Calzavara, D., Gagliardini, R., Nozza, S., Antinori, A., and d'Arminio Monforte, A.

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HIV infection transmission, HIV-positive persons, COMMUNICABLE diseases, ATTITUDES of medical personnel, RISK assessment, INFECTIOUS disease transmission, RESEARCH funding, QUESTIONNAIRES, UNSAFE sex, DISEASE risk factors
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Evidences on the absence of risk of sexual transmission of HIV by persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) with undetectable plasma HIV-RNA (HIV-RNA <200 copies/ml) led to the worldwide campaign "U = U" (undetectable = untransmittable). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceived accuracy of this message among PLWHA, HIV-negative people having unprotected sex (PHUS) and infectious diseases' (ID) physicians in Italy. A nationwide survey has been conducted using three different anonymous questionnaires (for ID physicians, PLWHA and PHUS). A total of 1121 participants filled the questionnaires: 397 PLWHA; 90 physicians; 634 PHUS. Awareness of U = U message has been reported in 74%, 92% and 47% of PLWHA, ID physicians and PHUS, respectively. The perception of accuracy of the U = U message among those aware was reported as high in 80.4%, 79.5% and 67.3% of PLWHA, ID physicians and PHUS, respectively. Physicians perceived that 11% of PLWHA have a high rate of perception of U = U, whereas among PLWHA, only 34% reported definitive positive messages from physicians. Discrepancies between awareness and perception of accuracy of the message U = U in PLWHA and physicians have been found, suggesting still low confidence in the community regarding the message itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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26. 100. Synthesis: Management and welfare in alternative poultry production systems: Contributions of the PPILOW European project

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Warin, L., Bonnefous, C., Lombard, S., Reverchon, M., Guesdon, V., Calandreau, L., Germain, K., Ravon, L., Pluschke, H., Thobe, P., Baldinger, L., Steenfeldt, S., Desaint, B., Berri, C., Réhault-Godbert, S., Graat, E., Tuyttens, F., Vanden Hole, C., Pertusa, M., Castellini, C., Mattioli, S., Angelucci, E., Collet, J., Ferreira, V.H.B., Mignon-Grasteau, S., Guilloteau, L.A., Le Bihan-Duval, E., and Collin, A.

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2024
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29. Wireless phone use in childhood and adolescence and neuroepithelial brain tumours: Results from the international MOBI-Kids study

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Castano-Vinyals, G. Sadetzki, S. Vermeulen, R. Momoli, F. and Kundi, M. Merletti, F. Maslanyj, M. Calderon, C. and Wiart, J. Lee, A-K Taki, M. Sim, M. Armstrong, B. and Benke, G. Schattner, R. Hutter, H-P Krewski, D. Mohipp, C. Ritvo, P. Spinelli, J. Lacour, B. Remen, T. and Radon, K. Weinmann, T. Petridou, E. Th Moschovi, M. and Pourtsidis, A. Oikonomou, K. Kanavidis, P. Bouka, E. and Dikshit, R. Nagrani, R. Chetrit, A. Bruchim, R. Maule, M. Migliore, E. Filippini, G. Miligi, L. Mattioli, S. and Kojimahara, N. Yamaguchi, N. Ha, M. Choi, K. and Kromhout, H. Goedhart, G. `t Mannetje, A. Eng, A. and Langer, C. E. Alguacil, J. Aragones, N. and Morales-Suarez-Varela, M. Badia, F. Albert, A. Carretero, G. and Cardis, E. and Castano-Vinyals, G. Sadetzki, S. Vermeulen, R. Momoli, F. and Kundi, M. Merletti, F. Maslanyj, M. Calderon, C. and Wiart, J. Lee, A-K Taki, M. Sim, M. Armstrong, B. and Benke, G. Schattner, R. Hutter, H-P Krewski, D. Mohipp, C. Ritvo, P. Spinelli, J. Lacour, B. Remen, T. and Radon, K. Weinmann, T. Petridou, E. Th Moschovi, M. and Pourtsidis, A. Oikonomou, K. Kanavidis, P. Bouka, E. and Dikshit, R. Nagrani, R. Chetrit, A. Bruchim, R. Maule, M. Migliore, E. Filippini, G. Miligi, L. Mattioli, S. and Kojimahara, N. Yamaguchi, N. Ha, M. Choi, K. and Kromhout, H. Goedhart, G. `t Mannetje, A. Eng, A. and Langer, C. E. Alguacil, J. Aragones, N. and Morales-Suarez-Varela, M. Badia, F. Albert, A. Carretero, G. and Cardis, E.

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In recent decades, the possibility that use of mobile communicating devices, particularly wireless (mobile and cordless) phones, may increase brain tumour risk, has been a concern, particularly given the considerable increase in their use by young people. MOBI-Kids, a 14-country (Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain) case-control study, was conducted to evaluate whether wireless phone use (and particularly resulting exposure to radiofrequency (RF) and extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF)) increases risk of brain tumours in young people. Between 2010 and 2015, the study recruited 899 people with brain tumours aged 10 to 24 years old and 1,910 controls (operated for appendicitis) matched to the cases on date of diagnosis, study region and age. Participation rates were 72% for cases and 54% for controls. The mean ages of cases and controls were 16.5 and 16.6 years, respectively; 57% were males. The vast majority of study participants were wireless phones users, even in the youngest age group, and the study included substantial numbers of long-term (over 10 years) users: 22% overall, 51% in the 20-24-year-olds. Most tumours were of the neuroepithelial type (NBT; n = 671), mainly glioma. The odds ratios (OR) of NBT appeared to decrease with increasing time since start of use of wireless phones, cumulative number of calls and cumulative call time, particularly in the 15-19 years old age group. A decreasing trend in ORs was also observed with increasing estimated cumulative RF specific energy and ELF induced current density at the location of the tumour. Further analyses suggest that the large number of ORs below 1 in this study is unlikely to represent an unknown causal preventive effect of mobile phone exposure: they can be at least partially explained by differential recall by proxies and prodromal symptoms affecting phone use before diagnosis of the cases. We c

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2022

30. Wireless phone use in childhood and adolescence and neuroepithelial brain tumours: Results from the international MOBI-Kids study

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Castaño-Vinyals, G, Sadetzki, S, Vermeulen, R, Momoli, F, Kundi, M, Merletti, F, Maslanyj, M, Calderon, C, Wiart, J, Lee, A-K, Taki, M, Sim, M, Armstrong, B, Benke, G, Schattner, R, Hutter, H-P, Krewski, D, Mohipp, C, Ritvo, P, Spinelli, J, Lacour, B, Remen, T, Radon, K, Weinmann, T, Petridou, E Th, Moschovi, M, Pourtsidis, A, Oikonomou, K, Kanavidis, P, Bouka, E, Dikshit, R, Nagrani, R, Chetrit, A, Bruchim, R, Maule, M, Migliore, E, Filippini, G, Miligi, L, Mattioli, S, Kojimahara, N, Yamaguchi, N, Ha, M, Choi, K, Kromhout, H, Goedhart, G, 't Mannetje, A, Eng, A, Langer, C E, Alguacil, J, Aragonés, N, Morales-Suárez-Varela, M, Badia, F, Albert, A, Carretero, G, Cardis, E, Castaño-Vinyals, G, Sadetzki, S, Vermeulen, R, Momoli, F, Kundi, M, Merletti, F, Maslanyj, M, Calderon, C, Wiart, J, Lee, A-K, Taki, M, Sim, M, Armstrong, B, Benke, G, Schattner, R, Hutter, H-P, Krewski, D, Mohipp, C, Ritvo, P, Spinelli, J, Lacour, B, Remen, T, Radon, K, Weinmann, T, Petridou, E Th, Moschovi, M, Pourtsidis, A, Oikonomou, K, Kanavidis, P, Bouka, E, Dikshit, R, Nagrani, R, Chetrit, A, Bruchim, R, Maule, M, Migliore, E, Filippini, G, Miligi, L, Mattioli, S, Kojimahara, N, Yamaguchi, N, Ha, M, Choi, K, Kromhout, H, Goedhart, G, 't Mannetje, A, Eng, A, Langer, C E, Alguacil, J, Aragonés, N, Morales-Suárez-Varela, M, Badia, F, Albert, A, Carretero, G, and Cardis, E

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In recent decades, the possibility that use of mobile communicating devices, particularly wireless (mobile and cordless) phones, may increase brain tumour risk, has been a concern, particularly given the considerable increase in their use by young people. MOBI-Kids, a 14-country (Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain) case-control study, was conducted to evaluate whether wireless phone use (and particularly resulting exposure to radiofrequency (RF) and extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF)) increases risk of brain tumours in young people. Between 2010 and 2015, the study recruited 899 people with brain tumours aged 10 to 24 years old and 1,910 controls (operated for appendicitis) matched to the cases on date of diagnosis, study region and age. Participation rates were 72% for cases and 54% for controls. The mean ages of cases and controls were 16.5 and 16.6 years, respectively; 57% were males. The vast majority of study participants were wireless phones users, even in the youngest age group, and the study included substantial numbers of long-term (over 10 years) users: 22% overall, 51% in the 20-24-year-olds. Most tumours were of the neuroepithelial type (NBT; n = 671), mainly glioma. The odds ratios (OR) of NBT appeared to decrease with increasing time since start of use of wireless phones, cumulative number of calls and cumulative call time, particularly in the 15-19 years old age group. A decreasing trend in ORs was also observed with increasing estimated cumulative RF specific energy and ELF induced current density at the location of the tumour. Further analyses suggest that the large number of ORs below 1 in this study is unlikely to represent an unknown causal preventive effect of mobile phone exposure: they can be at least partially explained by differential recall by proxies and prodromal symptoms affecting phone use before diagnosis of the cases. W

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2022

31. Selective targeting BMP2 and 4 in SMAD4 negative esophageal adenocarcinoma inhibits tumor growth and aggressiveness in preclinical models

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Li, S, Hoefnagel, SJM, Read, M, Meijer, S, Henegouwen, MIVB, Gisbertz, SS, Bonora, E, Liu, DSH, Phillips, WA, Calpe, S, Correia, ACP, Sancho-Serra, MDC, Mattioli, S, Krishnadath, KK, Li, S, Hoefnagel, SJM, Read, M, Meijer, S, Henegouwen, MIVB, Gisbertz, SS, Bonora, E, Liu, DSH, Phillips, WA, Calpe, S, Correia, ACP, Sancho-Serra, MDC, Mattioli, S, and Krishnadath, KK

Abstract

PURPOSE: Abnormalities within the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) and SMAD4 signalling pathways have been associated with the malignant behavior of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). We recently developed two specific llama-derived antibodies (VHHs), C4C4 and C8C8, which target BMP4 and BMP2/4, respectively. Here we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of the VHHs for the treatment of EAC and to elucidate its underlying mechanism. METHODS: Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was performed on a TCGA dataset, while expression of SHH, BMP2/4 and SMAD4 was validated in a cohort of EAC patients. The effects of the VHHs were tested on the recently established SMAD4(-) ISO76A primary EAC cell line and its counterpart SMAD4(+) ISO76A. In a patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model, the VHHs were evaluated for their ability to selectively target tumor cells and for their effects on tumor growth and survival. RESULTS: High expression of BMP2/4 was detected in all SMAD4 negative EACs. SHH upregulated BMP2/4 expression and induced p38 MAPK signaling in the SMAD4(-) ISO76A cells. Inhibition of BMP2/4 by VHHs decreased the aggressive and chemo-resistant phenotype of the SMAD4(-) ISO76A but not of the SMAD4(+) ISO76A cells. In the PDX model, in vivo imaging indicated that VHHs effectively targeted tumor cells. Both VHHs significantly inhibited tumor growth and acted synergistically with cisplatin. Furthermore, we found that C8C8 significantly improved survival of the mice. CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that increased BMP2/4 expression triggers aggressive non-canonical BMP signaling in SMAD4 negative EAC. Inhibiting BMP2/4 decreases malignant behavior and improves survival. Therefore, VHHs directed against BMP2/4 hold promise for the treatment of SMAD4 negative EAC.

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2022

32. Wireless phone use in childhood and adolescence and neuroepithelial brain tumours: Results from the international MOBI-Kids study

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IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Castaño-Vinyals, G, Sadetzki, S, Vermeulen, R, Momoli, F, Kundi, M, Merletti, F, Maslanyj, M, Calderon, C, Wiart, J, Lee, A-K, Taki, M, Sim, M, Armstrong, B, Benke, G, Schattner, R, Hutter, H-P, Krewski, D, Mohipp, C, Ritvo, P, Spinelli, J, Lacour, B, Remen, T, Radon, K, Weinmann, T, Petridou, E Th, Moschovi, M, Pourtsidis, A, Oikonomou, K, Kanavidis, P, Bouka, E, Dikshit, R, Nagrani, R, Chetrit, A, Bruchim, R, Maule, M, Migliore, E, Filippini, G, Miligi, L, Mattioli, S, Kojimahara, N, Yamaguchi, N, Ha, M, Choi, K, Kromhout, H, Goedhart, G, 't Mannetje, A, Eng, A, Langer, C E, Alguacil, J, Aragonés, N, Morales-Suárez-Varela, M, Badia, F, Albert, A, Carretero, G, Cardis, E, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, dIRAS RA-2, Castaño-Vinyals, G, Sadetzki, S, Vermeulen, R, Momoli, F, Kundi, M, Merletti, F, Maslanyj, M, Calderon, C, Wiart, J, Lee, A-K, Taki, M, Sim, M, Armstrong, B, Benke, G, Schattner, R, Hutter, H-P, Krewski, D, Mohipp, C, Ritvo, P, Spinelli, J, Lacour, B, Remen, T, Radon, K, Weinmann, T, Petridou, E Th, Moschovi, M, Pourtsidis, A, Oikonomou, K, Kanavidis, P, Bouka, E, Dikshit, R, Nagrani, R, Chetrit, A, Bruchim, R, Maule, M, Migliore, E, Filippini, G, Miligi, L, Mattioli, S, Kojimahara, N, Yamaguchi, N, Ha, M, Choi, K, Kromhout, H, Goedhart, G, 't Mannetje, A, Eng, A, Langer, C E, Alguacil, J, Aragonés, N, Morales-Suárez-Varela, M, Badia, F, Albert, A, Carretero, G, and Cardis, E

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2022

33. Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

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Marsh, CJ, Sica, YV, Burgin, CJ, Dorman, WA, Anderson, RC, del Toro Mijares, I, Vigneron, JG, Barve, V, Dombrowik, VL, Duong, M, Guralnick, R, Hart, JA, Maypole, JK, McCall, K, Ranipeta, A, Schuerkmann, A, Torselli, MA, Lacher, T, Mittermeier, RA, Rylands, AB, Sechrest, W, Wilson, DE, Abba, AM, Aguirre, LF, Arroyo-Cabrales, J, Astua, D, Baker, AM, Braulik, G, Braun, JK, Brito, J, Busher, PE, Burneo, SF, Camacho, MA, Cavallini, P, de Almeida Chiquito, E, Cook, JA, Cserkesz, T, Csorba, G, Cuellar Soto, E, da Cunha Tavares, V, Davenport, TRB, Demere, T, Denys, C, Dickman, CR, Eldridge, MDB, Fernandez-Duque, E, Francis, CM, Frankham, G, Franklin, WL, Freitas, T, Friend, JA, Gadsby, EL, Garbino, GST, Gaubert, P, Giannini, N, Giarla, T, Gilchrist, JS, Gongora, J, Goodman, SM, Gursky-Doyen, S, Hacklander, K, Hafner, MS, Hawkins, M, Helgen, KM, Heritage, S, Hinckley, A, Hintsche, S, Holden, M, Holekamp, KE, Honeycutt, RL, Huffman, BA, Humle, T, Hutterer, R, Ibanez Ulargui, C, Jackson, SM, Janecka, J, Janecka, M, Jenkins, P, Juskaitis, R, Juste, J, Kays, R, Kilpatrick, CW, Kingston, T, Koprowski, JL, Krystufek, B, Lavery, T, Lee, TE, Leite, YLR, Novaes, RLM, Lim, BK, Lissovsky, A, Lopez-Antonanzas, R, Lopez-Baucells, A, MacLeod, CD, Maisels, FG, Mares, MA, Marsh, H, Mattioli, S, Meijaard, E, Monadjem, A, Morton, FB, Musser, G, Nadler, T, Norris, RW, Ojeda, A, Ordonez-Garza, N, Pardinas, UFJ, Patterson, BD, Pavan, A, Pennay, M, Pereira, C, Prado, J, Queiroz, HL, Richardson, M, Riley, EP, Rossiter, SJ, Rubenstein, DI, Ruelas, D, Salazar-Bravo, J, Schai-Braun, S, Schank, CJ, Schwitzer, C, Sheeran, LK, Shekelle, M, Shenbrot, G, Soisook, P, Solari, S, Southgate, R, Superina, M, Taber, AB, Talebi, M, Taylor, P, Vu Dinh, T, Ting, N, Tirira, DG, Tsang, S, Turvey, ST, Valdez, R, Van Cakenberghe, V, Veron, G, Wallis, J, Wells, R, Whittaker, D, Williamson, EA, Wittemyer, G, Woinarski, J, Zinner, D, Upham, NS, Jetz, W, Marsh, CJ, Sica, YV, Burgin, CJ, Dorman, WA, Anderson, RC, del Toro Mijares, I, Vigneron, JG, Barve, V, Dombrowik, VL, Duong, M, Guralnick, R, Hart, JA, Maypole, JK, McCall, K, Ranipeta, A, Schuerkmann, A, Torselli, MA, Lacher, T, Mittermeier, RA, Rylands, AB, Sechrest, W, Wilson, DE, Abba, AM, Aguirre, LF, Arroyo-Cabrales, J, Astua, D, Baker, AM, Braulik, G, Braun, JK, Brito, J, Busher, PE, Burneo, SF, Camacho, MA, Cavallini, P, de Almeida Chiquito, E, Cook, JA, Cserkesz, T, Csorba, G, Cuellar Soto, E, da Cunha Tavares, V, Davenport, TRB, Demere, T, Denys, C, Dickman, CR, Eldridge, MDB, Fernandez-Duque, E, Francis, CM, Frankham, G, Franklin, WL, Freitas, T, Friend, JA, Gadsby, EL, Garbino, GST, Gaubert, P, Giannini, N, Giarla, T, Gilchrist, JS, Gongora, J, Goodman, SM, Gursky-Doyen, S, Hacklander, K, Hafner, MS, Hawkins, M, Helgen, KM, Heritage, S, Hinckley, A, Hintsche, S, Holden, M, Holekamp, KE, Honeycutt, RL, Huffman, BA, Humle, T, Hutterer, R, Ibanez Ulargui, C, Jackson, SM, Janecka, J, Janecka, M, Jenkins, P, Juskaitis, R, Juste, J, Kays, R, Kilpatrick, CW, Kingston, T, Koprowski, JL, Krystufek, B, Lavery, T, Lee, TE, Leite, YLR, Novaes, RLM, Lim, BK, Lissovsky, A, Lopez-Antonanzas, R, Lopez-Baucells, A, MacLeod, CD, Maisels, FG, Mares, MA, Marsh, H, Mattioli, S, Meijaard, E, Monadjem, A, Morton, FB, Musser, G, Nadler, T, Norris, RW, Ojeda, A, Ordonez-Garza, N, Pardinas, UFJ, Patterson, BD, Pavan, A, Pennay, M, Pereira, C, Prado, J, Queiroz, HL, Richardson, M, Riley, EP, Rossiter, SJ, Rubenstein, DI, Ruelas, D, Salazar-Bravo, J, Schai-Braun, S, Schank, CJ, Schwitzer, C, Sheeran, LK, Shekelle, M, Shenbrot, G, Soisook, P, Solari, S, Southgate, R, Superina, M, Taber, AB, Talebi, M, Taylor, P, Vu Dinh, T, Ting, N, Tirira, DG, Tsang, S, Turvey, ST, Valdez, R, Van Cakenberghe, V, Veron, G, Wallis, J, Wells, R, Whittaker, D, Williamson, EA, Wittemyer, G, Woinarski, J, Zinner, D, Upham, NS, and Jetz, W

Abstract

AIM: Comprehensive, global information on species' occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. Expert range maps often represent a species' only available distributional information and play an increasing role in conservation assessments and macroecology. We provide global range maps for the native ranges of all extant mammal species harmonised to the taxonomy of the Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) mobilised from two sources, the Handbook of the Mammals of the World (HMW) and the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (CMW). LOCATION: Global. TAXON: All extant mammal species. METHODS: Range maps were digitally interpreted, georeferenced, error-checked and subsequently taxonomically aligned between the HMW (6253 species), the CMW (6431 species) and the MDD taxonomies (6362 species). RESULTS: Range maps can be evaluated and visualised in an online map browser at Map of Life (mol.org) and accessed for individual or batch download for non-commercial use. MAIN CONCLUSION: Expert maps of species' global distributions are limited in their spatial detail and temporal specificity, but form a useful basis for broad-scale characterizations and model-based integration with other data. We provide georeferenced range maps for the native ranges of all extant mammal species as shapefiles, with species-level metadata and source information packaged together in geodatabase format. Across the three taxonomic sources our maps entail, there are 1784 taxonomic name differences compared to the maps currently available on the IUCN Red List website. The expert maps provided here are harmonised to the MDD taxonomic authority and linked to a community of online tools that will enable transparent future updates and version control.

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2022

43. Italian pool of asbestos workers cohorts: asbestos related mortality by industrial sector and cumulative exposure

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Magnani C., Silvestri S., Angelini A., Ranucci A., Azzolina D., Cena T., Chellini E., Merler E., Pavone V., Miligi L., Gorini G., Bressan V., Girardi P., Bauleo L., Romeo E., Luberto F., Sala O., Scarnato C., Menegozzo S., Oddone E., Tunesi S., Perticaroli P., Pettinari A., Cuccaro F., Mattioli S., Baldassarre A., Barone-Adesi F., Musti M., Mirabelli D., Pirastu R., Marinaccio A., Massari S., Ferrante D, Working Group, Ballarin MN, Brentisci C, Cortini B, Curti S, Gangemi M, Gioffrè F, Legittimo P, Mangone L, Marinelli F, Marinilli P, Panato C, Roncaglia F, Storchi C, Stura A, Vicentini M, Verdi S, Nannavecchia AM, Bisceglia L, Magnani C., Silvestri S., Angelini A., Ranucci A., Azzolina D., Cena T., Chellini E., Merler E., Pavone V., Miligi L., Gorini G., Bressan V., Girardi P., Bauleo L., Romeo E., Luberto F., Sala O., Scarnato C., Menegozzo S., Oddone E., Tunesi S., Perticaroli P., Pettinari A., Cuccaro F., Mattioli S., Baldassarre A., Barone-Adesi F., Musti M., Mirabelli D., Pirastu R., Marinaccio A., Massari S., Ferrante D, Working Group, Ballarin MN, Brentisci C, Cortini B, Curti S, Gangemi M, Gioffrè F, Legittimo P, Mangone L, Marinelli F, Marinilli P, Panato C, Roncaglia F, Storchi C, Stura A, Vicentini M, Verdi S, Nannavecchia AM, and Bisceglia L

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Risk, Mesothelioma, Lung Neoplasms, Pleural Neoplasms, Socio-culturale, Asbesto, Cohort Studies, Cause of Death, Occupational Exposure, Asbestos, Glassworks, Rolling stock, Shipyards, Humans, Industry, Peritoneal Neoplasms, Retrospective Studies, Mineral Fibers, Ovarian Neoplasms, Construction Materials, Ambientale, Italy, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, Asbestosis, Glasswork, Female
Abstract

Italy has been a large user of asbestos and asbestos containing materials until the 1992 ban. We present a pooled cohort study on long-term mortality in exposed workers.Pool of 43 Italian asbestos cohorts (asbestos cement, rolling stock, shipbuilding, glasswork, harbors, insulation and other industries). SMRs were computed by industrial sector for the 1970-2010 period, for the major causes, using reference rates by age, sex, region and calendar period.The study included 51 801 subjects (5741 women): 55.9% alive, 42.6% died (cause known for 95%) and 1.5% lost to follow-up. Asbestos exposure was estimated at the plant and period levels. Asbestos related mortality was significantly increased. All industrial sectors showed increased mortality from pleural malignancies, and most also from peritoneal and lung cancer and asbestosis, with exposure related trend. Increased mortality was also observed for ovarian cancer and for bladder cancer.The study confirmed the increased risk for cancer of the lung, ovary, pleura and peritoneum but not of the larynx and the digestive tract. A large increase in mortality from asbestosis was observed.

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2020

44. Factors Affecting Asbestosis Mortality Among Asbestos-Cement Workers in Italy

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Girardi P., Merler E., Ferrante D., Silvestri S., Chellini E., Angelini A., Luberto F., Fedeli U., Oddone E., Vicentini M., Barone-Adesi F., Cena T., Mirabelli D., Mangone L., Roncaglia F., Sala O., Menegozzo S., Pirastu R., Azzolina D., Tunesi S., Miligi L., Perticaroli P., Pettinari A., Cuccaro F., Nannavecchia A. M., Bisceglia L., Marinaccio A., Pavone V. L. M., Magnani C., Working Group, Ancona L., Baldassarre A., Brentisci C., Cortini B., Curti S., Gangemi M., Gorini G., Legittimo P., Marinelli F., Marinilli P., Bressan V., Mattioli S., Ranucci A., Romeo E., Scarnato C., Storchi C., Stura A., Verdi S., Girardi P., Merler E., Ferrante D., Silvestri S., Chellini E., Angelini A., Luberto F., Fedeli U., Oddone E., Vicentini M., Barone-Adesi F., Cena T., Mirabelli D., Mangone L., Roncaglia F., Sala O., Menegozzo S., Pirastu R., Azzolina D., Tunesi S., Miligi L., Perticaroli P., Pettinari A., Cuccaro F., Nannavecchia A.M., Bisceglia L., Marinaccio A., Pavone V.L.M., Magnani C., Working Group, Ancona L., Baldassarre A., Brentisci C., Cortini B., Curti S., Gangemi M., Gorini G., Legittimo P., Marinelli F., Marinilli P., Bressan V., Mattioli S., Ranucci A., Romeo E., Scarnato C., Storchi C., Stura A., and Verdi S.

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Male, Asbestos, Serpentine, Asbestosis, Cumulative Exposure, Asbesto, cohort mortality study, medicine.disease_cause, Asbestos, Settore MED/01 - Statistica Medica, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, asbestos exposure, 0302 clinical medicine, Occupational Exposure, Chrysotile, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Asbestos-related diseases, Asbestos-related disease, business.industry, Asbestos exposure, Cohort mortality study, Retrospective assessment, asbestos-related diseases, asbestosis, retrospective assessment, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Asbestosi, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, 030210 environmental & occupational health, Asbestos cement, Cohort effect, Italy, Cohort, Female, business, Settore SECS-S/01 - Statistica, Demography, Human
Abstract

Objectives This study was performed with the aim of investigating the temporal patterns and determinants associated with mortality from asbestosis among 21 cohorts of Asbestos-Cement (AC) workers who were heavily exposed to asbestos fibres. Methods Mortality for asbestosis was analysed for a cohort of 13 076 Italian AC workers (18.1% women). Individual cumulative asbestos exposure index was calculated by factory and period of work weighting by the different composition of asbestos used (crocidolite, amosite, and chrysotile). Two different approaches to analysis, based on Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) and Age-Period-Cohort (APC) models were applied. Results Among the considered AC facilities, asbestos exposure was extremely high until the end of the 1970s and, due to the long latency, a peak of asbestosis mortality was observed after the 1990s. Mortality for asbestosis reached extremely high SMR values [SMR: males 508, 95% confidence interval (CI): 446–563; females 1027, 95% CI: 771–1336]. SMR increased steeply with the increasing values of cumulative asbestos exposure and with Time Since the First Exposure. APC analysis reported a clear age effect with a mortality peak at 75–80 years; the mortality for asbestosis increased in the last three quintiles of the cumulative exposure; calendar period did not have a significant temporal component while the cohort effect disappeared if we included in the model the cumulative exposure to asbestos. Conclusions Among heaviest exposed workers, mortality risk for asbestosis began to increase before 50 years of age. Mortality for asbestosis was mainly determined by cumulative exposure to asbestos.

Published
2019

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