Could the significantly increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis reported in Italian male steel workers be explained by occupational exposure to cadmium?. Issue 1 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Murphy, Daniel; James, Benjamin; Hutchinson, David
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology. Volume 11:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 2
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Rheumatoid -- Occupational exposure -- Cadmium -- Chronic disease; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Occupational diseases -- Periodicals; 616.980305
• DOI: 10.1186/s12995-016-0111-z
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-6673

Abstract

Abstract Multiple chronic disease risks have been identified in Italian furnace workers. A range of potential toxins have been identified in foundry dust. We suggest that the heavy metal cadmium (Cd) plays an important role in the development of chronic diseases, notably rheumatoid arthrits, and propose that research into the mechanism of action be undertaken to discover the aetiology of this link.