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Mutagenesis, Vol. 14, No. 5, 521-525, September 1999
© 1999 UK Environmental Mutagen Society/Oxford University Press

Meeting report

A. Patel, J. Battershill and R. Fielder

Department of Health, Skipton House, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6LH, UK


   Joint COC/COM symposium on genetic susceptibility to cancer, Department of Health, London, UK, October 1998
 
A joint symposium of the UK Department of Health* Advisory Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) and the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) was held on 19 October 1998 at Skipton House, Elephant and Castle, London, UK. The meeting was attended by members of COC and COM and the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE), representatives from the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), the Chairman of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT), invited speakers and delegates from various Government Departments.

COC and COM are independent expert advisory committees appointed by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO). The Committees advise the CMO and, through the CMO, the Government, on all aspects related to the carcinogenicity and mutagenicity of chemicals. Both Committees also have a general . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Overview, susceptibility to mutagens and some mechanisms
 
Discussion

   Metabolic polymorphisms, inherited factors and their study
 
Discussion
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   Notes
 

   References
 

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