Half a pack of cigarettes a day more than doubles DNA breaks in circulating leukocytes

Half a pack of cigarettes a day more than doubles DNA breaks in circulating leukocytes

Background The mechanisms by which smoking induces damage is not known for all diseases. One mechanism believed to play a role is oxidative stress. Oxidative stress leads to cellular damage including DNA damage, particularly DNA breaks. We conducted this study to test the hypothesis that smokers hav...

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Main Authors: Maneli Mozaffarieh, Katarzyna Konieczka, Daniela Hauenstein, Andreas Schoetzau, Josef Flammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2010-11-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
Subjects:
comet assay
tail moment
healthy smoker
olive tail moment
tracheal smooth muscle cell
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