N-acetyltransferases: pharmacogenetics and clinical consequences of polymorphic drug metabolism.

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Since the discovery of polymorphic N-acetylation of drugs nearly 40 years ago, great progress has been made in understanding the molecular genetics of acetylation as well as the clinical consequences of being a rapid or slow acetylator. Inborn errors (several different alleles) at the NAT2 locus are responsible for the traditional acetylator polymorphism. Studies have revealed variant alleles at the NAT1 locus as...

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