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Sister chromatid exchange and micronucleus frequency in human lymphocytes of 1,650 subjects in an Italian population: II. Contribution of sex, age, and lifestyle.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Jan 1998
Barale R, Chelotti L, Davini T, Del Ry S, Andreassi M G, Ballardin M, Bulleri M, He J, Baldacci S, Di Pede F, Gemignani F, Landi S
Abstract excerpt
Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and micronuclei (MN) analysis was carried out on 1,650 healthy individuals living in Pisa and in two nearby small cities, Cascina and Navacchio (Ca-Na). The effect of smoking on SCEs was linearly correlated with the number of cigarettes per day, and an increase of 7.3% SCEs was detectable for as few cigarettes as 1-10/day. Ex-smokers showed intermediate mean values of SCEs (8.09...
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