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Reference : Anti-laminin antibodies in workers exposed to mercury vapour.


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Life sciences : Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/84469

Title :	Anti-laminin antibodies in workers exposed to mercury vapour.
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Lauwerys, R. [ > > ]
	Bernard, A. [ > > ]
	Roels, H. [ > > ]
	Buchet, J. P. [ > > ]
	Gennart, J. P. [ > > ]
	Mahieu, P. [ > > ]
	Foidart, Jean-Michel [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences cliniques > Gynécologie - Obstétrique >]
Publication date :	1983
Journal title :	Toxicology Letters
Publisher :	Elsevier
Volume :	17
Issue/season :	1-2
Pages :	113-6
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0378-4274
City :	Amsterdam
Country :	The Netherlands
Abstract :	[en] In 62 male workers exposed to mercury vapour for 5.5 years on average, the results of several renal parameters were not significantly different from those found in a well-matched control group (n = 60). Circulating anti-laminin antibodies were found, however, in 8 workers exposed to mercury vapour but in none of the control workers. These results suggest that occupational exposure to mercury vapour may lead to immune dysfunction in a certain percentage of the exposed population. Whether such a finding is predictive of the occurrence of an immune glomerulonephritis remains to be evaluated.
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