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A note on the relevance of human population genetic variation and molecular epidemiology to assessing radiation health risk for space travellers.
Mutation research - 6 Dec 1999
Brackley M E, Curry J, Glickman B W
Abstract excerpt
We discuss the relevance to space medicine of studies concerning human genetic variation and consequent variable disease susceptibility or sensitivity between individuals. The size of astronaut and cosmonaut populations is both presently and cumulatively small, and despite the launch of the International Space Station, unlikely to increase by orders of magnitude within the foreseeable future. In addition,...
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