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Combined effect of CYP1B1 codon 432 polymorphism and N-acetyltransferase 2 slow acetylator phenotypes in relation to breast cancer in the Turkish population.
Anticancer research - 1 Jul 2010
Ozbek Yasemin K, Oztürk Tülin, Tüzüner Bora M, Calay Zerrin, Ilvan Sennur, Seyhan Fatih M, Kisakesen Halil I, Oztürk Oguz, Isbir Turgay
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC), is more prevalent in subjects who have had prolonged exposure to heterocyclic amines, aromatic amines and high levels of oestradiol. Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) and N-acetyltransferase2 (NAT2) have complementary role in metabolism of xenobiotics such as arylamines and heterocyclic amines, CYP1B1 also hyroxylates 17-beta oestradiol. CYP1B1*3 polymorphism and seven missense and four...
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