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Hair dye use and risk of bladder cancer in the New England bladder cancer study.
International journal of cancer - 15 Dec 2011
Koutros Stella, Silverman Debra T, Baris Dalsu, Zahm Shelia Hoar, Morton Lindsay M, Colt Joanne S, Hein David W, Moore Lee E, Johnson Alison, Schwenn Molly, Cherala Sai, Schned Alan, Doll Mark A, Rothman Nathaniel, Karagas Margaret R
Abstract excerpt
Aromatic amine components in hair dyes and polymorphisms in genes that encode enzymes responsible for hair dye metabolism may be related to bladder cancer risk. We evaluated the association between hair dye use and bladder cancer risk and effect modification by N-acetyltransferase-1 (NAT1), NAT2, glutathione S-transferase Mu-1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase theta-1 (GSTT1) genotypes in a population-based...
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