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The role of N-acetylation polymorphisms in smoking-associated bladder cancer: evidence of a gene-gene-exposure three-way interaction.
Cancer research - 15 Aug 1998
Taylor J A, Umbach D M, Stephens E, Castranio T, Paulson D, Robertson C, Mohler J L, Bell D A
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Arylamines are known bladder carcinogens and are an important constituent of tobacco smoke. The handling of arylamines in the body is complex and includes metabolism by NAT1 and NAT2, enzymes that play a role in both activation and detoxification of arylamines and their congeners. Both NAT1 and NAT2 are polymorphic, with alleles that have been shown to correlate with higher or lower enzyme activity. To explore...
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