Murray, JGulumian, MNelson, GDarwin, LBorm, PCastranova, VDonaldson, KVallyathan, V2007-10-162007-10-162004-03Murray, J, et al. 2004. Markers for prediction and early detection of Pneumoconiosis. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, SIM 030803, March, 2004, pp 1-63http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1326This report consists of Report summary & Main content/articleThe South African gold mining industry recently joined the World Health Organisation Global Campaign to Eliminate Silicosis. Subsequently, a number of research projects are being focused on the evaluation of silica dust levels and dust allaying measures. The objectives of the project were to: Undertake a comprehensive literature survey to identify biomarkers for the early detection and / or prediction of silicosis, 2 Develop a systematic framework for the evaluation of studies on biomarkers, 3 Conduct a meta-analysis of data, if appropriate, 4 Hold a workshop of international experts, primarily to evaluate the potential for conducting a Phase II study and 5 Develop an outline of a proposal for a Phase II evaluation of any promising markers(s) identifiedenSIMRACSIM 030803Pneumoconiosis detectionsSilicosisConference PresentationMurray, J., Gulumian, M., Nelson, G., Darwin, L., Borm, P., Castranova, V., ... Vallyathan, V. (2004). Markers for prediction and early detection of Pneumoconiosis. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1326Murray, J, M Gulumian, G Nelson, L Darwin, P Borm, V Castranova, K Donaldson, and V Vallyathan. "Markers for prediction and early detection of Pneumoconiosis." (2004): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1326Murray J, Gulumian M, Nelson G, Darwin L, Borm P, Castranova V, et al, Markers for prediction and early detection of Pneumoconiosis; 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1326 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Murray, J AU - Gulumian, M AU - Nelson, G AU - Darwin, L AU - Borm, P AU - Castranova, V AU - Donaldson, K AU - Vallyathan, V AB - The South African gold mining industry recently joined the World Health Organisation Global Campaign to Eliminate Silicosis. Subsequently, a number of research projects are being focused on the evaluation of silica dust levels and dust allaying measures. The objectives of the project were to: Undertake a comprehensive literature survey to identify biomarkers for the early detection and / or prediction of silicosis, 2 Develop a systematic framework for the evaluation of studies on biomarkers, 3 Conduct a meta-analysis of data, if appropriate, 4 Hold a workshop of international experts, primarily to evaluate the potential for conducting a Phase II study and 5 Develop an outline of a proposal for a Phase II evaluation of any promising markers(s) identified DA - 2004-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - SIMRAC KW - SIM 030803 KW - Pneumoconiosis detections KW - Silicosis LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2004 T1 - Markers for prediction and early detection of Pneumoconiosis TI - Markers for prediction and early detection of Pneumoconiosis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1326 ER -