LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute
LIFE09200604007 Tabish - Homi Bhabha National Institute
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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