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Analysis of K-ras, p53 and c-raf-1 mutations in beryllium-induced rat lung tumors.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 1994
Nickell-Brady C, Hahn F F, Finch G L, Belinsky S A
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Beryllium (Be) metal and several of its analogues have been shown to be carcinogenic in rats. In addition, workers employed at Be processing plants have been shown to have a slight excess of lung cancer. In this study, a single inhalation exposure to Be metal produced a 64% incidence of lung tumors in the F344/N rat. The most frequent tumor type observed was adenocarcinoma. These Be metal-induced lung carcinomas...
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