Identification of an abnormal beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test
EL Frome, LS Newman, DL Cragle, SP Colyer… - Toxicology, 2003 - Elsevier
The potential hazards from exposure to beryllium or beryllium compounds in the workplace
were first reported in the 1930s. The tritiated thymidine beryllium lymphocyte proliferation
test (BeLPT) is an in vitro blood test that is widely used to screen beryllium exposed workers
in the nuclear industry for sensitivity to beryllium. The clinical significance of the BeLPT was
described and a standard protocol was developed in the late 1980s. Cell proliferation is
measured by the incorporation of tritiated thymidine into dividing cells on two culture dates …
were first reported in the 1930s. The tritiated thymidine beryllium lymphocyte proliferation
test (BeLPT) is an in vitro blood test that is widely used to screen beryllium exposed workers
in the nuclear industry for sensitivity to beryllium. The clinical significance of the BeLPT was
described and a standard protocol was developed in the late 1980s. Cell proliferation is
measured by the incorporation of tritiated thymidine into dividing cells on two culture dates …