Last month, authors from Montana State University, in conjunction with the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, MT, published a manuscript in the peer reviewed journal, Inhalation Toxicology, titled, “Autoimmune Markers for Progression of Libby Amphibole Lamellar Pleural Thickening.” According to lead author, Jean Pfau, PhD, “We have long suspected that the immune system could drive progression of Libby’s devastating pleural disease, based on clinical observations and studies in mice.
February 11, 2020
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