ArticleAnnals of the American Thoracic Society2022
Pathology and Mineralogy Demonstrate Respirable Crystalline Silica Is a Major Cause of Severe Pneumoconiosis in U.S. Coal Miners.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Silicosis and silica dust sampling in mineral mining across 30 countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Association between interleukin gene polymorphisms and the risk of pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Plasma proteomics reveals the molecular features in rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Quantitative lung particulate analysis links increased anthracotic pigment burden to burn pit exposure in post-9/11 veterans with distal lung disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Silicosarcoidosis: Histologic and Clinical Features of an Occupational Granulomatous Disease.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Global scenario of silica-associated diseases: A review on emerging pathophysiology of silicosis and potential therapeutic regimes.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Mortality and cancer incidence among Queensland coal mine workers: a retrospective cohort.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Article
- A Nomogram for Predicting Pulmonary Embolism in Silicosis Patients.The clinical respiratory journal · 2025Article
- Field study demonstrates inordinate respirable dust generation during continuous mining in rock versus coal strata.International journal of coal science & technology · 2025Article
- Integrating CT radiomics and clinical data with machine learning to predict fibrosis progression in coalworker pneumoconiosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Pulmonary osteoclast-like cells in silica induced pulmonary fibrosis.Science advances · 2024Article
- Characterizing Lung Particulates Using Quantitative Microscopy in Coal Miners With Severe Pneumoconiosis.Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2024Article
- Direct-on-Filter FTIR Analysis of Respirable Crystalline Silica: A Field Study to Demonstrate Utility for Routine Non-regulatory Monitoring in Coal Mines.Mining, metallurgy & exploration · 2024Article
- The impact of coal mine dust characteristics on pathways to respiratory harm: investigating the pneumoconiotic potency of coals.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2023Review
- Historical shift in pathological type of progressive massive fibrosis among coal miners in the USA.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
- Pathology and Mineralogy of the Pneumoconioses.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Review
- Progressive massive fibrosis: An overview of the recent literature.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2022Review
- Assessment of Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Underground Hard Rock and Other Mining Industry Workers in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Pneumoconiosis in Coal Miners: Anthracosilicosis after All?Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2022Article
- Histopathologic Insights into Distal Lung Injury and Inflammation following Military Deployment.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2022Article
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21 authors at 11 institutions in 3 countries.
Robert A CohenDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0001-7141-8795
Cecile S RoseDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Services, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.ORCID 0000-0002-8190-9886
Leonard H T GoDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-8756-8090
Lauren M Zell-BaranDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Services, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.ORCID 0000-0002-4134-8789
Kirsten S AlmbergDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-8405-6997
Emily A SarverDepartment of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.ORCID 0000-0003-2301-8740
Heather A LowersU.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado.ORCID 0000-0001-5360-9264
Cayla IwaniukDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Sidney M ClingermanHealth Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Diana L RichardsonHealth Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Jerrold L AbrahamDepartment of Pathology, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-4885-0050
Carlyne D CoolDepartment of Pathology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.ORCID 0000-0002-8444-4375
Angela D FrankoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Ann F HubbsHealth Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia.ORCID 0000-0001-8631-5123
Jill MurraySchool of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1797-3645
Marlene S OrandleHealth Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Soma SanyalDepartment of Pathology, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York.
Naseema I VorajeeHistopathology, Lancet Laboratories, Johannesburg, South Africa; and.
Edward L PetsonkSection of Pulmonary Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.ORCID 0000-0003-4877-0736
Rafia ZulfikarSection of Pulmonary Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Francis H Y GreenDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9768-9366
Chicago Department of Public Health · USNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · USNational Jewish Health · USSUNY Upstate Medical University · USUniversity of Calgary · CAWest Virginia University · USLancet Laboratories · ZAUnited States Geological Survey · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZAVirginia Tech · US
Funding
Pilot Program CoreP30ES027792 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Gokhan M. Mutlu, Gail S Prins · 2017 to 2026
$13.6MNIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES027792
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AnthracosisCoal MiningOccupational ExposurePneumoconiosisPulmonary Alveolar ProteinosisCoalDustHumansPrevalenceSilicon DioxideUnited StatesCoalDustSilicon Dioxidecoal workersdustsilicosis
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