Acetylation phenotypes and environmental chemical exposure of people with idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus.

doi:10.1002/art.1780360714

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Acetylation phenotypes and environmental chemical exposure of people with idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus.

Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 1993

Reidenberg M M, Drayer D E, Lorenzo B, Strom B L, West S L, Snyder E S, Freundlich B, Stolley P D

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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypotheses that there is an excess percentage of slow acetylators among patients with idiopathic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and that these patients had excessive exposure to environmental amines and hydrazines before the onset of illness. METHODS: Case-control study...

Topics

Acetylation
Adult
Amines
Dapsone
Environmental Exposure
Female
Humans
Hydrazines
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Smoking

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