The development of a Biobank of cancer tissue samples from World Trade Center responders.

Wil Lieberman-CribbinStephanie TuminelloChristina GillezeauMaaike van GerwenRachel BrodyMichael DonovanEmanuela Taioli

Published in: Journal of translational medicine (2018)

A biobank of cancer tissue from WTC responders has been compiled with 280 specimens in storage to date. This tissue bank represents an important resource for the scientific community allowing for high impact studies on environmental exposures and cancer etiology, cancer outcome, and gene-environment interaction in the unique population of WTC responders.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
squamous cell
healthcare
mental health
childhood cancer
genome wide
climate change