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Comparison of CYP1A2 and NAT2 phenotypes between black and white smokers.
Biochemical pharmacology - 1 Oct 2008
Muscat Joshua E, Pittman Brian, Kleinman Wayne, Lazarus Philip, Stellman Steven D, Richie John P
Abstract excerpt
The lower incidence rate of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder in blacks than in whites may be due to racial differences in the catalytic activity of enzymes that metabolize carcinogenic arylamines in tobacco smoke. To examine this, we compared cytochrome P4501A2 (CYP1A2) and N-acetyltransferase-2 activities (NAT2) in black and white smokers using urinary caffeine metabolites as a probe for enzyme...
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