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LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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Results<br />

Table 6: Demographics of healthy control subjects<br />

LCL Type Age Sex Habit<br />

E245* Control 52 M Smoking<br />

E246* Control 62 M Smoking<br />

E247* Control 52 M Smoking<br />

E248* Control 58 M Smoking+Tobacco chewing<br />

E249* Control 46 M Smoking+Tobacco chewing<br />

E250* Control 41 M Tobacco chewing<br />

E313 Control 49 M Pan+Smoking+Tobacco chewing+Alcohol<br />

E314 Control 61 M Pan+Smoking+Tobacco chewing+Alcohol<br />

E334* Control 45 F Masheri (pyriform tobacco)<br />

E335* Control 65 F Masheri (pyriform tobacco)<br />

Key: * cell lines prepared by Ashwin Kotnis<br />

A total of 10 control cell lines were used for the study in which 8 samples<br />

were obtained from males, while 2 were from females. The age range for healthy<br />

controls was from 41-65 years with a median age of 52 years. In the control group as<br />

well, tobacco and alcohol habit varied between different individuals in terms of type<br />

and amount (Fig. 9). A comparison of demographics of cases and controls showed that<br />

the controls were fairly matched for age and habit. The patients and controls were<br />

mainly residents of Indian states of Maharashtra, Assam, Mizoram, Bihar, Uttar<br />

Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and the families belonged to upper middle to<br />

lower income groups.<br />

Fig. 9: Frequency of tobacco and alcohol habit in healthy control samples. Control subjects had<br />

mixed type of tobacco habit including smoking, tobacco chewing, pan (betel quid). Two controls had a<br />

habit of using Masheri and two had a habit of alcohol along with tobacco.<br />

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