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Heterocyclic amine intake, smoking, cytochrome P450 1A2 and N-acetylation phenotypes, and risk of colorectal adenoma in a multiethnic population.
Gut - 1 Mar 2013
Voutsinas Jenna, Wilkens Lynne R, Franke Adrian, Vogt Thomas M, Yokochi Lance A, Decker Robert, Le Marchand Loïc
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Heterocyclic amines (HAA) are animal carcinogens that are present in meat cooked at high temperature and in tobacco smoke. These compounds require activation by cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) and N-acetyltransferase-2 (NAT2) before they can damage DNA. This study tested the hypotheses that well-done meat and cigarette smoking increase the risk of adenoma, the precursor to most colorectal cancers,...
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