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Evidence for an intensity-dependent interaction of NAT2 acetylation genotype and cigarette smoking in the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Feb 2007
Lubin Jay H, Kogevinas Manolis, Silverman Debra, Malats Núria, Garcia-Closas Montserrat, Tardón Adonina, Hein David W, Garcia-Closas Reina, Serra Consol, Dosemeci Mustafa, Carrato Alfredo, Rothman Nathaniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) enzyme detoxifies aromatic amines, an important class of carcinogens in tobacco smoke. Slow acetylation phenotype individuals have reduced detoxification capacity compared with those with a rapid/intermediate phenotype. Analysis of the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study found an odds ratio (OR) for slow acetylators relative to rapid/intermediate acetylators of 0.9 in...
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