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Children of Chernobyl cleaners at risk

BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0106177b (Published 01 June 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:0106177b
  1. Siân Knight1
  1. 1Nottingham

Children of the people who cleaned up the Chernobyl reactor after a core meltdown in 1986 (liquidators) are 600% more likely to have a genetic mutation compared with siblings born before the nuclear accident, according to research published by the …

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