Cohort Study Protocol: A Cohort of Korean Atomic Bomb Survivors and Their Offspringopen access
- Authors
- Moon, Seong-Geun; Jeong, Ansun; Han, Yunji; Nam, Jin-Wu; Kim, Mi Kyung; Kim, Inah; Kim, Yu Mi; Park, Bo Young
- Issue Date
- Jan-2023
- Publisher
- NLM (Medline)
- Keywords
- Atomic bomb survivors; Cohort studies; Radiation
- Citation
- Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi, v.56, no.1, pp.1 - 11
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- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi
- Volume
- 56
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 11
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/182529
- DOI
- 10.3961/jpmph.22.469
- ISSN
- 1975-8375
- Abstract
- In 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Approximately 70 000 Koreans are estimated to have been exposed to radiation from atomic bombs at that time. After Korea's Liberation Day, approximately 23 000 of these people returned to Korea. To investigate the long-term health and hereditary effects of atomic bomb exposure on the offspring, cohort studies have been conducted on atomic bomb survivors in Japan. This study is an ongoing cohort study to determine the health status of Korean atomic bomb survivors and investigate whether any health effects were inherited by their offspring. Atomic bomb survivors are defined by the Special Act On the Support for Korean Atomic Bomb Victims, and their offspring are identified by participating atomic bomb survivors. As of 2024, we plan to recruit 1500 atomic bomb survivors and their offspring, including 200 trios with more than 300 people. Questionnaires regarding socio-demographic factors, health behaviors, past medical history, laboratory tests, and pedigree information comprise the data collected to minimize survival bias. For the 200 trios, whole-genome analysis is planned to identify de novo mutations in atomic bomb survivors and to compare the prevalence of de novo mutations with trios in the general population. Active follow-up based on telephone surveys and passive follow-up with linkage to the Korean Red Cross, National Health Insurance Service, death registry, and Korea Central Cancer Registry data are ongoing. By combining pedigree information with the findings of trio-based whole-genome analysis, the results will elucidate the hereditary health effects of atomic bomb exposure.
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