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Clinical, cytogenetic and CYP1A1 exon-1 gene mutation analysis of Beedi workers in Vellore region, Tamil Nadu.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Sundaramoorthy Rajiv, Srinivasan Vasanth, Gujar Jidnyasa, Sen Ayantika, Sekar Nishu, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Beedi rollers are exposed to unburnt tobacco dust through cutaneous and pharyngeal route and it is extremely harmful to the body since it is carcinogenic in nature and can cause cancer during long exposure. This indicates that occupational exposure to tobacco imposes considerable genotoxicity among beedi workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the present study, 27 beedi workers and age and sex matched...
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