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Joint effect of polymorphism in the N-acetyltransferase 2 gene and smoking on hepatocellular carcinoma.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Aug 2012
Zhang Jie, Xu Feng, Ouyang Chunhui
Abstract excerpt
The N-acetyltransferase 2 gene (NAT2) has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the results have been inconsistent. In this study, the authors performed a meta-analysis to clarify the association between NAT2 polymorphism and HCC risk. Published literatures from PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, and Wan Fang Data were retrieved. Pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI)...
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