Statins Do Not Alter the Incidence of Mesothelioma in Asbestos Exposed Mice or Humans

Cleo Robinson; Helman Alfonso; Samantha Woo; Amy Walsh; Nola Olsen; Arthur W. Musk; Bruce W. S. Robinson; Anna K. Nowak; Richard A. Lake

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103025

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Statins Do Not Alter the Incidence of Mesothelioma in Asbestos Exposed Mice or Humans

Cleo Robinson ,

* E-mail: cleo.robinson@uwa.edu.au

Affiliations National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Anatomical Pathology, PathWest, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Helman Alfonso,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Samantha Woo,

Affiliation National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Amy Walsh,

Affiliation National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Nola Olsen,

Affiliation Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Arthur W. Musk,

Affiliations Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Bruce W. S. Robinson,

Affiliation National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Anna K. Nowak,

Affiliation National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Richard A. Lake

Affiliation National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Statins Do Not Alter the Incidence of Mesothelioma in Asbestos Exposed Mice or Humans

Cleo Robinson,
Helman Alfonso,
Samantha Woo,
Amy Walsh,
Nola Olsen,
Arthur W. Musk,
Bruce W. S. Robinson,
Anna K. Nowak,
Richard A. Lake

Published: August 5, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103025

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