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Differential association for N-acetyltransferase 2 genotype and phenotype with bladder cancer risk in Chinese population.
Oncotarget - 28 Jun 2016
Quan Lei, Chattopadhyay Koushik, Nelson Heather H, Chan Kenneth K, Xiang Yong-Bing, Zhang Wei, Wang Renwei, Gao Yu-Tang, Yuan Jian-Min
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BACKGROUND: N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is involved in both carcinogen detoxification through hepatic N-acetylation and carcinogen activation through local O-acetylation. NAT2 slow acetylation status is significantly associated with increased bladder cancer risk among European populations, but its association in Asian populations is inconclusive. METHODS: NAT2 acetylation status was determined by both single...
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