We carried out a meta-analytical review of possible DNA damage resulting from
occupational exposure to pesticides in farmers in the scientific literature. After the search …

Pesticide exposure may be associated with increased risk of genotoxicity and
carcinogenesis. These risks may be affected by polymorphisms of genes for glutathione …

Background It is widely accepted that genomic instability is associated with several
mechanisms involving oxidative stress, which can increase the rate of DNA breaks. Such …

Asphalt has a highly complex structure and it contains several organic compounds including
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic compounds. In this study, comet assay …

Human cytogenetic biomonitoring (HCB) has long been used to evaluate the potential
effects of work environments on the DNA integrity of workers. However, HCB studies on the …

The comet assay has been extensively used in biomonitoring studies. To avoid intra-
experimental variability, the incorporation of assay controls in each work session for data …

Background Waterpipe, also known as a hookah or narghile, is a type of tobacco products
consumption device. Recently it has been increasingly popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina …

Background. Every year, thousands of donors are exposed to granulocyte-colony stimulating
factor (G-CSF) for stem cell mobilization in hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCT) …

Mamuju in Indonesia has a highest average dose rate and considered as a high
background radiation area (HBRA) in Indonesia. Here in this research a preliminary study to …

Aim: This study aims to quantify the extent of DNA damage in lymphocytes of patients with
oral lichen planus (OLP) and oral lichenoid reactions (OLRs) using comet assay …