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Table 4 Association of quantity of the habit with polymorphism

From: A study on genetic polymorphism in Matrix Metalloproteinases-3 in oral submucous fibrosis patients and in healthy individuals

Quantity (No of packets per day)

5A/5A

5A/6A

6A/6A

Less than five

3

4

10

More than 5

0

1

12

Controls

0

2

18

p- value

0.045

0.37

0.02

  1. The association of the quantity of the product consumed was statistically significant with the 5A/5A polymorphism P = 0.04