Response to published letter: “What are the Criteria and Conditions for Performing the Micronucleus Assay in Oral Exfoliated Cells from Waterpipe and Cigarette Smokers?”

Noushin JalayerNaderi

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Dear Editor, I recently noticed the printed Letter to Editor entitled “What are the Criteria and Conditions for Performing the Micronucleus Assay in Oral Exfoliated Cells from Waterpipe and Cigarette Smokers?” in International Journal of Preventive Medicine about a previous published article by Jalili and JalayerNaderi in the journal. I was very pleased about the points mentioned about the paper. I believe these notes can improve the obtained results from the studies on micronucleus count of oral buccal mucosa.

International Journal of Preventive Medicine 16():18, March 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_35_24

Corresponding Author: Dr. Noushin JalayerNaderi

E‑mail: jalayer@shahed.ac.ir

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Cigarette Smokers; Micronucleus Assay; Oral Exfoliated Cells ; Waterpipe

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