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N-Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) genetic variation and the susceptibility to noncardiac gastric adenocarcinoma in Taiwan.
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA - 1 Mar 2016
Chang Chih-Hao, Huang Yi-Shin, Perng Chin-Lin, Lin Han-Chieh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: N-Acetyltransferase (NAT) is an important enzyme with the capacity to metabolize carcinogenic aromatic amines. However, it remains controversial whether the encoded functional NAT2 genetic polymorphism is related to the risk of gastric adenocarcinoma (GA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between NAT2 genetic variation and gastric adenocarcinoma (GA), with special reference to the...
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