Follow-up of the manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort (MEWHC) and biobank management from 2011 to 2017 in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term excess exposure to environmental manganese (Mn) can lead to multi-system damage, especially in occupational populations. Therefore, we established a manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort (MEWHC), focusing on the systemic health effects related to Mn exposure. Here, we aimed to describe the follow-up activity for the MEWHC study and establish a standardized biological sample bank for the scientific management of high-quality biospecimens and the attached data from 2011 to 2017.

Methods

Baseline examinations for onsite workers were conducted, and the biobank for the MEWHC was first established in 2011; follow-up examinations occurred four times between July 2012 and November 2017. All questionnaires, clinical data and biological samples were routinely c

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6090756 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature