Association between a urinary biomarker for exposure to PAH and blood level of the acute phase protein serum amyloid A in coke oven workers

• Main Authors: Niels Hadrup (Author), Danuta Mielżyńska-Švach (Author), Agnieszka Kozłowska (Author), Manuela Campisi (Author), Sofia Pavanello (Author), Ulla Vogel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Coke oven workers are exposed to both free and particle bound PAH. Through this exposure, the workers may be at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Systemic levels of acute phase response proteins have been linked to cardiovascular disease in epidemiological studies, sugge...