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Predictors of N-acetyltransferase activity: should caffeine phenotyping and NAT2 genotyping be used interchangeably in epidemiological studies?
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jun 1996
Le Marchand L, Sivaraman L, Franke A A, Custer L J, Wilkens L R, Lau A F, Cooney R V
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To determine whether NAT2 genotyping could be used interchangeably with caffeine phenotyping in assessing N-acetyltransferase activity in epidemiological studies, sources of interindividual variability in N-acetyltransferase activity were assessed among 90 subjects of various ethnic backgrounds in Hawaii. Forty-three subjects were patients with in situ colorectal cancer treated by polypectomy, and 47 were healthy...
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