The children of parents exposed to atomic bombs: estimates of the genetic doubling dose of radiation for humans.

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The children of parents exposed to atomic bombs: estimates of the genetic doubling dose of radiation for humans.

American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1990

Neel J V, Schull W J, Awa A A, Satoh C, Kato H, Otake M, Yoshimoto Y

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The data collected in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the past 40 years on the children of survivors of the atomic bombings and on the children of a suitable control population are analyzed on the basis of the newly revised estimates of radiation doses. No statistically significant effects emerge w...

Topics

Aneuploidy
Chromosomes, Human
Female
Genes
Humans
Japan
Male
Mutation
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
Nuclear Warfare
Ovary
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Probability
Radiation Dosage
Regression Analysis
Sex Chromosomes
Sex Ratio

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PMID: 2339701
PMCID: PMC1683818

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