Article: Comparison of the frequency of sister chromatid exchange in pan chewers and oral submucous fibrosis patients

Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) test is a sensitive, biomarker of genotoxic substances. The frequency of SCE in lymphocytes of ten pan chewing patients, oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) patients and age matched healthy controls were investigated. The frequency of mean SCE/cell was found to be 10.428 ± 0.755 in OSF patients, 8.752 ± 0.383 in case of pan chewers as compared to 5.912 ± 0.310 in controls. These values show a significant increase in frequency of SCE/cell in OSF patients and pan chewers when compared with that of healthy controls. There is a positive correlation co-efficient of SCE/cell with frequency, quantity, duration, intensity and period of exposure of pan-parag to oral mucosa in pan chewers and OSF patients indicating genotoxic effect of pan. Thus SCE could be used as a biomarker in chewers also to assess the level of genomic damage and to advocate efficient control measures.

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Comparison of the Frequency of Sister Chromatid Exchange in Pan Chewers and Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients