Toxicogenomic Technologies and Risk Assessment of Environmental Carcinogens

A Workshop Summary

National Research Council author National Academy of Sciences author Division on Earth and Life Studies author Board on Life Sciences author Committee on Emerging Issues and Data on Environmental Contaminants author Committee on How Toxicogenomics Could Inform Critical Issues in Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Environmental Chemicals author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Academies Press

Published:17th Nov '05

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Toxicogenomics is a discipline that combines expertise in toxicology, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental health to help understand the response of living organisms to stressful environments. The National Research Council convened a workshop to discuss how toxicogenomic data could be applied to improve risk assessments, particularly cancer risk from environmental exposure to chemicals. Risk assessments serve as the basis of many public-health decisions in environmental, occupational, and consumer protection from chemicals. The workshop provided a forum for communities of experts, including those working in "-omics" and those in the policy arena, to discuss where their fields intersect, and how toxicogenomics could address critical knowledge gaps in risk assessments.

ISBN: 9780309097000

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68 pages