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N-acetyltransferase 2 polymorphism in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Cell biochemistry and function - 1 Jan 2000
Yalin Serap, Hatungil Rezan, Tamer Lulufer, Ates Nurcan Aras, Dogruer Nil, Yildirim Hatice, Karakas Sevim, Atik Ugur
Abstract excerpt
The arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) are a unique family of enzymes that catalyse the transfer of an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to the terminal nitrogen of hydrazine and arylamine drugs and carcinogens. Human arylamine NATs are known to exist as two isoenzymes, NAT1 and NAT2. The objective of this study was to identify whether the genetic polymorphism of NAT2 plays a role in susceptibility to Diabetes...
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