"Beryllium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element with the atomic symbol Be, atomic number 4, and atomic weight 9.01218. Short exposure to this element can lead to a type of poisoning known as BERYLLIOSIS.
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D001608
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.552.075 D01.268.557.080 D01.552.547.080
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Beryllium" by people in Profiles.
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Human leukocyte antigen Class II amino acid epitopes: susceptibility and progression markers for beryllium hypersensitivity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Mar 15; 165(6):788-94.
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HLA-DPB1 glutamate 69: a genetic marker of beryllium disease. Science. 1993 Oct 08; 262(5131):242-4.