Genetic Aberrations in Chernobyl-Related Thyroid Cancers: Implications for Possible Future Nuclear Accidents or Nuclear Attacks

IUBMB Life

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 637-641

  Ermak, Gennady ^a   Figge, James J ^b,c   Kartel, Nikolai A ^d   Davies, Kelvin J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Cap Dist Physician's Health Plan   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND CYTOLOGY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Children; Mutations; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BELARUS; CANCER PREVENTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; ONCOGENE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; TERRORISM; THYROID CANCER; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; BYELARUS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; HUMANS; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; THYROID NEOPLASMS; UKRAINE;

EID: 1642528850     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540310001638789     Document Type: Review

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