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Table 2 Distribution of baseline and H2O2-induced DNA damage among cases and controls

From: Rapid method for determination of DNA repair capacity in human peripheral blood lymphocytes amongst smokers

 

Controls

Cases

P-value

Tail Extent Moment

Mean ± SE

Non-

Smokers

Former

Smokers

Current

Smokers

Current Smokers

 

Baseline DNA damage

0.26 ± 0.11

0.23 ± 0.09

0.54 ± 0.15

0.57 ± 0.12

<0.001

H2O2- induced DNA damage

3.2 ± 0.82

5.8 ± 0.31

10.2 ± 0.93

19.5 ± 0.41

<0.001

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BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

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