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Polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 1A2 and N-acetyltransferase genes, meat consumption, and risk of colorectal cancer.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Jan 2009
Yeh Chih-Ching, Sung Fung-Chang, Tang Reiping, Chang-Chieh Chung Rong, Hsieh Ling-Ling
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PURPOSE: Polymorphic cytochrome P-450 1A2, N-acetyltransferase 1, and 2 are important enzymes involved in the biotransformation of aromatic and heterocyclic amines known as carcinogens for colorectal cancer. A hospital-based study was designed to investigate the association between colorectal cancer and cytochrome P-450 1A2, N-acetyltransferase 1, and N-acetyltransferase 2, with the interaction of meat...
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