Does reduced DNA repair capacity play a role in HIV infection and progression in the lymphocytes of opiate addicts?

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Opiate use in vivo and in vitro reduces the ability of human peripheral lymphocytes to repair DNA damage caused by both the physical and chemical mutagens that produce single-strand adducts. This decrease in repair leads to increased genetic damage to the individual cell as measured by cytogenetic damage, including sister chromatid exchanges and formation of micronuclei. The expected consequences of this increase...

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