Interindividual variation in carcinogen metabolism and bladder cancer risk.

Epidemiological studies indicate that subjects of the genetically based slow acetylator phenotype may be at higher risk for bladder cancer than fast acetylators, particularly when they are exposed to carcinogenic arylamines: N-acetylation is a detoxification step in the metabolism of some arylamines...

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Main Authors: Vineis, P, Ronco, G
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1992
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1519608/