… sensitization or … beryllium sensitization and disease, using a multidisciplinary approach of
bioinorganic chemistry and immunology. First we present a historical background of beryllium …

… of the pathway from beryllium exposure to sensitization and progression to CBD that guided
… of workplace screening has substantially altered the natural history of CBD. When first …

… Additionally, it is necessary to explore other considerations that may impact beryllium
sensitization and CBD such as routes of exposure (eg, dermal contact, ingestion), the chemical …

… of beryllium, as well as CBD and beryllium sensitization rates … not routinely process pure
beryllium metal or beryllium oxide, … m −3 beryllium were more likely to develop CBD or beryllium …

… Beryllium sensitization (BeS) and CBD were accepted as critical effects. The authors of the
documentation stated that it is generally accepted that sensitization occurs among a subset of …

… process: T-lymphocyte sensitization and disease progression. Beryllium sensitization is
measured by an in vitro test of the stimulation of lymphocyte proliferation by beryllium in solution. …

… This permitted evaluation of the natural history of the disease as it would be seen by the …
test is itself sensitizing and would probably be positive in workers with a history of beryllium …

… beryllium sensitization (BeS) in the 1980s and its use in medical screening has led to increasing
awareness that occupational chronic beryllium … -standing EPA beryllium ambient air limit …

… exposure relationship in the development of beryllium sensitization and beryllium disease. …
(Chronic Beryllium Disease, Beryllium Sensitization, and controls) between the two plants …

… The natural history of CBD is highly variable. Many subjects diagnosed when asymptomatic
or mildly symptomatic do not progress, while some progress to disabling hypoxemia and …