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Flame-broiled food, NAT2 acetylator phenotype, and breast cancer risk among women with benign breast disease.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Sept 2006
Gallicchio Lisa, McSorley Meghan A, Newschaffer Craig J, Thuita Lucy W, Argani Pedram, Hoffman Sandra C, Helzlsouer Kathy J
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PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine the association between flame-broiled food consumption, a source of heterocyclic amine exposure, and the development of breast cancer among cohort of women with benign breast disease (BBD). The variation of the association by acetylation phenotype, as determined by the genotypes of selected N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) enzymes, was also examined. METHODS: Among...
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