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Inherited polymorphism in the N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) and 2 (NAT2) genes and susceptibility to gastric and colorectal adenocarcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2000
Katoh T, Boissy R, Nagata N, Kitagawa K, Kuroda Y, Itoh H, Kawamoto T, Bell D A
Abstract excerpt
The polymorphic arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NAT1 and NAT2) have been implicated in increased susceptibility to certain malignancies. We analyzed genetic polymorphisms in both the NAT1 and NAT2 genes among 140 gastric adenocarcinoma patients, 103 colorectal adenocarcinoma patients and 122 healthy controls from Japan. The frequency of the specific genotype NAT1*10 allele, which contains a variant...
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