Acetylation as an indicator of risk.

doi:10.1289/ehp.97105s4763

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Acetylation as an indicator of risk.

Environmental health perspectives - 1 Jun 1997

Lang N P

Abstract excerpt

Aromatic amine acetylation has been recognized for many years as an important metabolic polymorphism in humans because of its relationship to disease. This system serves as a model in risk assessment because of its role in drug and carcinogen activation and detoxification and because of the case...

Topics

Acetylation
Acetyltransferases
Biomarkers
Costs and Cost Analysis
Genotype
Humans
Phenotype
Risk Assessment

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