Beryllium
Summary of extracted biomedical information
Beryllium is associated with abnormalities such as Berylliosis, Chronic berylliosis, immunotoxicity, Pneumonia and Sarcoidosis. The involved biomedical functions are known as Respiration, Oxidants, cytokine secretion, Exhalation and Granulomatous inflammation. Beryllium is associated with Aluminum, Metals, beryl, Metals, Light and Nitrogen.
Associated references with human 9
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| Assessment of personal airborne exposures and surface contamination from x-ray vaporization of beryllium targets at the National Ignition Facility. | J Occup Environ Hyg | 2017 |
SY. Paik, PM. Epperson, KM. Kasper
J Occup Environ Hyg 2017 06;14(6):438-447. PubMed:28278063 |
| Effects of occupational exposure to poorly soluble forms of beryllium on biomarkers of pulmonary response in exhaled breath of workers in machining industries. | Toxicol. Lett. | 2016 |
A. Radauceanu, M. Grzebyk, JL. Edmé, N. Chérot-Kornobis, D. Rousset, M. Dziurla, V. De Broucker, G. Hédelin, A. Sobaszek, S. Hulo
Toxicol. Lett. 2016 Nov;263:26-33. PubMed:27777105 |
| A novel alternative to environmental monitoring to detect workers at risk for beryllium exposure-related health effects. | J Occup Environ Hyg | 2014 |
E. Fireman, Y. Lerman, M. Stark, A. Pardo, Y. Schwarz, MV. Van Dyke, J. Elliot, B. Barkes, L. Newman, L. Maier
J Occup Environ Hyg 2014 ;11(12):809-18. PubMed:24856577 |
| Development of retrospective quantitative and qualitative job-exposure matrices for exposures at a beryllium processing facility. | Occup Environ Med | 2011 |
JR. Couch, M. Petersen, C. Rice, MK. Schubauer-Berigan
Occup Environ Med 2011 May;68(5):361-5. PubMed:20974744 |
| Beryllium aerosol characteristics in the magnesium and aluminum transformation industry in Quebec: a comparison of four different sampling methodologies. | J Occup Environ Hyg | 2009 |
A. Dufresne, C. Dion, S. Viau, Y. Cloutier, G. Perrault
J Occup Environ Hyg 2009 Nov;6(11):687-97. PubMed:19757293 |
| Marked tachypnea in siblings with chronic beryllium disease due to copper-beryllium alloy. | Chest | 2001 |
SM. Tarlo, K. Rhee, E. Powell, E. Amer, L. Newman, G. Liss, N. Jones
Chest 2001 Feb;119(2):647-50. PubMed:11171753 |
| Aerosols generated during beryllium machining. | J. Occup. Environ. Med. | 2000 |
JW. Martyny, MD. Hoover, MM. Mroz, K. Ellis, LA. Maier, KL. Sheff, LS. Newman
J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2000 Jan;42(1):8-18. PubMed:10652683 |
| Machining risk of beryllium disease and sensitization with median exposures below 2 micrograms/m3. | Am. J. Ind. Med. | 1996 |
K. Kreiss, MM. Mroz, LS. Newman, J. Martyny, B. Zhen
Am. J. Ind. Med. 1996 Jul;30(1):16-25. PubMed:8837677 |
| Serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity in chronic beryllium disease. | Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. | 1992 |
LS. Newman, R. Orton, K. Kreiss
Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 1992 Jul;146(1):39-42. PubMed:1320822 |
Associated curated diseases 0
No curated diseases are identified in current reference collection.
Associated abnormalities 6
| Concept Name | External ID | Weighted Score | Hits | References | |
| Chronic berylliosis | 1000.0 | 2 |
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| immunotoxicity | 1000.0 | 1 |
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| Pneumonia | 1000.0 | 1 |
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| Sarcoidosis | ICD9-CM:135 | 883.5 | 1 |
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| Granulomatous disorder | 883.5 | 1 |
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| Berylliosis | 913.5 | 1 |
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Associated chemicals 4
| Concept Name | External ID | Definition | Weighted Score | Hits | References | |
| Aluminum | CHEBI:28984 | 934.67 | 3 |
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| beryl | 1000.0 | 1 |
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| Metals, Light | 961.54 | 1 |
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| Nitrogen | CHEBI:17997 | 925.5 | 1 |
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Associated functions 4
| Concept Name | External ID | Definition | Weighted Score | Hits | References | |
| Respiration | 835.59 | 2 |
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| cytokine secretion | 1000.0 | 1 |
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| Exhalation | 786.0 | 1 |
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| Granulomatous inflammation | 1000.0 | 1 |
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Associated genes 0
No associated genes are detected in current reference collection.
There are 9 associated references with Beryllium. Due to lack of full text of references or no associated genes are detected in our text-mining workflow, we cannot extract any gene terms from the associated reference collection.
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Chemical Information
| Formula | Be |
| Mass | 9.012 |
| Synonyms | BERYLLIUM 7440-41-7 Beryllium metal Beryllium metallic berilio Beryllium dust Beryllium powder Beryllium-9 Beryllium, elemental Beryllium and compounds Beryllium, metal powder RCRA waste number P015 CCRIS 81 UNII-OW5102UV6N HSDB 512 Beryllium and beryllium compounds EINECS 231-150-7 UN1566 UN1567 RCRA waste no. P015 |
| PubChem CID | 5460467 |