The Chernobyl Tissue Bank, an international collaboration to investigate the relationship between the exposure to radiation in childhood and thyroid cancer

Title: The Chernobyl Tissue Bank, an international collaboration to investigate the relationship between the exposure to radiation in childhood and thyroid cancer

Author: Thomas, Geraldine A. / Tuttle, Michael / on behalf of the Collaborative Management Committee, Scientific Project Panel and Pathology and Blood Panels of the CTB

Reference: International Congress Series, 1299, p.167-173, Feb 2007

doi: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.10.015

Keywords: Chernobyl; Tissue bank Molecular biology

Abstract: The only unequivocal radiological effect of the Chernobyl accident on human health is the increase in thyroid cancer in those exposed in childhood. In response to the scientific interest in studying the molecular biology of thyroid cancer post-Chernobyl, the Chernobyl Tissue Bank (CTB: www.chernobyltissuebank.com) was established. ･･･

URL:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513106005930

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