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N-Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) gene polymorphism and exposure to smoking in lung cancer of Chinese males.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Aug 2014
Tian Fangshuo, Zhang Yue, Ren Yangwu, Shen Li, Wu Wei, Zhou Baosen
Abstract excerpt
N-Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is a polymorphic gene encoding the enzyme that metabolizes arylamine and hydrazine moieties. The NAT2 rs1799930 (G590A) may change drug-induced toxicity and affect cancer susceptibility. To investigate the association between NAT2 rs1799930 polymorphism and susceptibility to lung cancer, we performed a hospital-based case-control study, including 259 lung squamous carcinoma patients...
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