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Cumulative Mn exposure to welding fume at estimated Mn concentrations
(0.14 mg Mn/m3) near some regulatory thresholds appeared to increase progression of parkinsonism in a dose-dependent manner.
Workers performing Flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) may be at
particularly greater risk of developing progressive parkinsonism.
More stringent workplace monitoring of Mn exposures, greater use of
personal protective equipment and ventilation, and systematic worker assessment may be indicated to reduce morbidity.
What do we call this syndrome?
Racette et al. Dose-dependent progression of parkinsonism in manganese- exposed welders. Neurology. 2016 Dec 28.
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Indiana cohort (Lafayette, IN, US) Number Mean airborne Mn [mg/m3] Mean years of exposure Mean age Controls 22 0.007 ± 0.001 35 ± 11 Welders (low exp) 17 0.09 ± 0.03 12 ± 7 39 ± 10 Welders (high exp) 15 0.23 ± 0.19 15 ± 9 43 ± 11
A: Recruitment of welders and controls:
- From same local truck trailer manufacturer, male only
- Welders: more than 3 years of welding history
Controls: no exposure history
PD cohort Number Males / females Range of disease onset (years) Mean age (years) PD patients 19 9 F 0.75- 11 63.7 ± 9.1 controls 18 7 F N/A 59.7 ± 10.2
B: Recruitment of PD patients and controls:
- Patients: Mild PD, recruited from neurological clinic; male and female
- 12 hours off medication, some patients drug naiive
- Controls: usually spouses or friends of patients, no exposure history, no neurol or
- psych. history
Ulrike Dydak, Purdue University
UCSF_CME/ Presentation Slide / March 10, 2017
Mn Toe Nail Levels
*P = 0.0018
Eric Ward, Frank Rosenthal Purdue University
UCSF_CME/ Presentation Slide / March 10, 2017
Exposure versus Toe Nail Mn
UCSF_CME/ Presentation Slide / March 10, 2017
Mn in Toe nail clippings may serve as reliable biomarker of exposure It gives information about exposure over the past year, but also on lifetime cumulative exposure Correlations were adjusted for age, sex, race, cigarette smoking and dietary Mn intake Past year exposure Cumulative exposure
p = 0.002 p = 0.006