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N-acetyltransferase 2 phenotype and risk of esophageal cancer: a meta analysis.
Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers - 1 Jan 2013
Ma Ruo-Lan, Min Li, Chen Duo, Tao Wei-Ping, Ge Wei, Wu Yao-Gui
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N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) gene encodes a phase II enzyme taking part in detoxification of aromatic amines. Published studies have demonstrated that N-Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) phenotype is a risk factor of various cancers. Many studies have investigated the association between NAT2 phenotype and susceptibility to esophageal cancer but yielded controversial results. To derive a more precise estimation of this...
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