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N-acetyltransferase 2 polymorphism and breast cancer risk with smoking: a case control study in Japanese women.
Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Mar 2017
Hara Akio, Taira Naruto, Mizoo Taeko, Nishiyama Keiko, Nogami Tomohiro, Iwamoto Takayuki, Motoki Takayuki, Shien Tadahiko, Matsuoka Junji, Doihara Hiroyoshi, Ishihara Setsuko, Kawai Hiroshi, Kawasaki Kensuke, Ishibe Youichi, Ogasawara Yutaka, Miyoshi Shinichiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested that the association between smoking and breast cancer risk might be modified by polymorphisms in the N-acetyltransferase 2 gene (NAT2). Most of these studies were conducted in Western countries, with few reports from East Asia. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of 511 breast cancer cases and 527 unmatched healthy controls from December 2010 to November 2011 in...
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