"Arsenic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
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D001151
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.513.249
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Arsenic" by people in this website by year, and whether "Arsenic" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arsenic" by people in Profiles.
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Exposure to metal mixtures and telomere length in Bangladeshi children. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Jan 08; 194(1):35-43.
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Accelerated Longitudinal Glycemic Changes in Relation to Urinary Toxic/Essential Metals and Metal Mixtures Among Mexican Americans Living in Starr County, Texas. Diabetes Care. 2024 Nov 01; 47(11):1908-1915.
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Molecular Profiling and the Interaction of Somatic Mutations with Transcriptomic Profiles in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) in a Population Exposed to Arsenic. Cells. 2024 06 18; 13(12).
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Returning personal genetic information on susceptibility to arsenic toxicity to research participants in Bangladesh. Environ Res. 2024 Jan 01; 240(Pt 2):117482.
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Somatic loss of the Y chromosome is associated with arsenic exposure among Bangladeshi men. Int J Epidemiol. 2023 08 02; 52(4):1035-1046.
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Metabolomic changes associated with chronic arsenic exposure in a Bangladeshi population. Chemosphere. 2023 Apr; 320:137998.
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Sequencing-based fine-mapping and in silico functional characterization of the 10q24.32 arsenic metabolism efficiency locus across multiple arsenic-exposed populations. PLoS Genet. 2023 01; 19(1):e1010588.
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Associations of exposure to metal and metal mixtures with thyroid hormones: Results from the NHANES 2007-2012. Environ Res. 2022 09; 212(Pt C):113413.
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Exposure to arsenic and level of Vitamin D influence the number of Th17 cells and production of IL-17A in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in adults. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0266168.
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Arsenic in private well water and birth outcomes in the United States. Environ Int. 2022 05; 163:107176.