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Polymorphism of N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) gene polymorphism in shanghai population: occupational and non-occupational bladder cancer patient groups.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Sept 2004
Ma Qing-Wen, Lin Guo-Fang, Chen Ji-Gang, Xiang Cui-Qing, Guo Wei-Chao, Golka Klaus, Shen Jian-Hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) are involved in the detoxification of aromatic amines and hydrazine. In order to explore the possible association of NAT2 polymorphism with bladder cancer risk in benzidine exposed or non-exposed Chinese individuals, healthy subjects, subjects with bladder cancer of a former benzidine exposed cohort in Shanghai dyestuff industry and a group of bladder cancer...
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