Authors' response: Mezei et al's "Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis".

Alessandro Marinaccio,Enrica Migliore,Dario Consonni,Antonio Romanelli,Francesco Carrozza,Paolo Girardi,Stefano Mattioli,Elisabetta Chellini,Elisa Romeo,Valeria Ascoli,Carolina Mensi,Domenica Cavone,Davide Di Marzio,Valerio Gennaro,Corrado Magnani,Dario Mirabelli,Corrado Negro,Sergio Iavicoli,Italo Francesco Angelillo,Rosario Tumino,Stefania Curti,Giovanni Brandi,Iolanda Grappasonni,Gabriella Madeo,Guido Mazzoleni,Maria Teresa Melis

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3910

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Authors' response: Mezei et al's "Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis".

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Authors’ response: Mezei et al's "Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis"
Mezei et al’s letter [1] is an opportunity to provide more details about our study on pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis (TVT) mesothelioma [2], which is based on the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM): a surveillance system on mesothelioma, with individual asbestos exposure assessment
We confirmed positive associations with occupational exposure to asbestos of pericardial mesothelioma, with odds ratios (OR) of 9.16 among women [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.56–150] and 5.63 among men; for TVT mesothelioma the OR was 7.70

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Introduction

Authors’ response: Mezei et al's "Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis". Mezei et al’s letter [1] is an opportunity to provide more details about our study on pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis (TVT) mesothelioma [2], which is based on the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM): a surveillance system on mesothelioma, with individual asbestos exposure assessment.

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