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Lack of association between arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Oct 2002
Zschieschang Petra, Hiepe Falk, Gromnica-Ihle Erika, Roots Ivar, Cascorbi Ingolf
Abstract excerpt
The slow arylamine -acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) phenotype frequently has been assumed to be associated with an elevated risk to develop a lupus-like syndrome after administration of drugs such as procainamide or hydralazine. Moreover, there are conflicting data on the role of acetylator phenotype as a susceptibility factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Because most investigations have previously been...
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