"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)
| Descriptor ID |
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 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arsenic" by people in Profiles.
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Biomonitoring of nutritional and toxic elements in raw and cooked rice in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study, Bangladesh. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2026 Aug; 321:120436.
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Maternal and early-life arsenic exposure and relative telomere length in children: Findings from the BiRCH cohort. Environ Res. 2026 Sep 01; 305(Pt 2):124924.
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The impact of arsenic exposure on DNA methylation in humans: building an epigenetic biomarker of exposure across three independent cohorts. Int J Epidemiol. 2026 Apr 17; 55(3).
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Cross-sectional association of arsenic exposure with thyroid function in Bangladeshi children aged 5 to 7 years. Environ Health. 2026 Jan 07; 25(1):9.
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Arsenic Exposure Reduction and Chronic Disease Mortality. JAMA. 2025 12 16; 334(23):2104-2112.
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Arsenic regulates ALKBH1 abundance and substrate specificity to promote translation and tumorigenicity. Cell Rep. 2025 10 28; 44(10):116311.
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Genetic variation in the FMO and GSTO gene clusters impacts arsenic metabolism in humans. PLoS Genet. 2025 Sep; 21(9):e1011826.
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Metabolic Signature of Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism: The Folic Acid and Creatine Trial. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Jul 29; 59(29):14905-14916.
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Gene-Environment Interaction: Small Deletions (DELs) and Transcriptomic Profiles in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) and Potential Implications for Therapy. Cells. 2025 01 10; 14(2).
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Exposure to metal mixtures and telomere length in Bangladeshi children. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 01 08; 194(1):35-43.