Chronic khat (Catha edulis) chewing and genotoxicity: The role of antioxidant defense system and oxidative damage of DNA

Ashraf A Hassan¹, Yahya Hasan Hobani², Neji Mosbah², Saif Elden Abdalla², Mohammad Zaino², Syam Mohan³, Maged El-Setouhy^4
1 Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jizan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Department of Applied Medical Chemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
² Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jizan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
³ Substance Abuse and Toxicology Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
⁴ Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Correspondence Address:
Maged El-Setouhy
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan; Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_455_19