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NAT gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease: identification of a novel NAT1 allelic variant.
BMC medical genetics - 17 Mar 2004
Johnson Nichola, Bell Peter, Jonovska Vesna, Budge Marc, Sim Edith
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease is multifactorial, having environmental, toxicological and genetic risk factors. Impaired folate and homocysteine metabolism has been hypothesised to increase risk. In addition to its xenobiotic-metabolising capacity, human arylamine N-acetyltransferase type-1 (NAT1) acetylates the folate catabolite para-aminobenzoylglutamate and is implicated in folate metabolism. The purpose of...
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