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The genetics of radiation-induced osteosarcoma.
Radiation protection dosimetry - 1 Jan 2002
Rosemann M, Kuosaite V, Nathrath M, Atkinson M J
Abstract excerpt
Individual genetic variation can influence susceptibility to the carcinogenic effects of many environmental carcinogens. In radiation-exposed populations those individuals with a greater genetically determined susceptibility would be at greater risk of developing cancer. To include this modification of risk into radiation protection schemes it is necessary to identify the genes responsible for determining...
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