Diet, acetylator phenotype, and risk of colorectal neoplasia.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91012-0

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Diet, acetylator phenotype, and risk of colorectal neoplasia.

Lancet (London, England) - 18 May 1996

Roberts-Thomson I C, Ryan P, Khoo K K, Hart W J, McMichael A J, Butler R N

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BACKGROUND: Inherited or acquired differences in metabolic pathways that activate or inactivate dietary carcinogens may influence the risk of developing cancer. A polymorphism in N-acetyltransferase classified people into fast and slow acetylators. This enzyme catalyses the formation of mutagenic...

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Acetylation
Adenomatous Polyps
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
Case-Control Studies
Colorectal Neoplasms
Diet
Female
Humans
Male
Meat
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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