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The population around the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan provides an unparalleled opportunity for the analysis of the genetic risk of ionizing radiation to humans. The Semipalatinsk nuclear test site has been the site for 470 nuclear tests performed by the Soviet Union during the
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