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by travelton 3301 days ago
> "There are potentially hundreds of chemicals in e-cigarettes that could be contributing to DNA damage, Kadimisetty says."

> "...the UConn team targeted three known carcinogenic chemicals..."

> "...something in the e-cigarettes was definitely causing damage to the DNA."

What three carcinogenic chemicals did they test for? I hate when these studies are locked behind a paywall.

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B[a]P: Benzo[a]pyrene

NNK: 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone

NNN: N-Nitrosonicotine