Irradiation and carcinomas: lessons of Chernobyl for thyroid, implications for the diagnosis and prevention of thyroid carcinoma
Symposium kindly sponsored by Genrisk-T Consortium
Chairmen: Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Jacques Dumont, Mike Atkinson
| Introduction:M. Tubiana A tribute to Professor J. Nauman on the occasion of his action to introduce stableiodine prophylaxis after Chernobyl-related contamination in 1986 in Poland |
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| 8:15 am | Chernobyl Cancers Michael Tuttle (New York, USA) |
| 8:45 am | Gene expression in papillary thyroid carcinomas and contra-lateral tissues from patients exposed and not exposed to the Chernobyl fallout C. Maenhaut, V Detours (Brussels, Belgium) |
| 9:15 am | Is there a gene expression signature specific of irradiation induced thyroid carcinoma? B. Jarzab, D. Handkiewicz-Junak (Gliwice, Poland) |
| 9:45 am | Gene expression in X ray induced thyroid carcinomas S. Chevillard (Saclay, France) |
Coffee break : 10:15 am – 10:45 am
| 10:45 am | Thyroid cancer and low dose dariation D. Williams (Cambridge, UK) |
| 11:15 am | Gene copy number (CGH) in Chernobyl cancers H. Zitzelsberger, (Munich, Germany) |
| 11:45 am | Genomics of Chernobyl related thyroid cancer K. Unger, G. Thomas (London, UK) |
| 12:15 am | RET/PTC in thyroid cancer F. Carlomagno (Naples, Italy) |
| 12:45 am | General discussion |
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Professor Barbara Jarzab - bjarzab@io.gliwice.pl
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