Comparison of repair index in cigarette and waterpipe smokers: A bio-monitoring assessment using human exfoliated buccal mucosa cells

Background: Repair index (RI) using DNA changes reveals the activity of carcinogenesis. Cigarette and waterpipe smoking are important contributors to oral cavity malignancy. The RI in cigarette and waterpipe smokers has not been compared so far. The aim of this study was to compare the RI in cigaret...

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Main Authors: Sana Jalili, Noushin Jalayer Naderi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2022;volume=13;issue=1;spage=27;epage=27;aulast=Jalili