The role of genetically-based metabolic polymorphisms in human cancer : An ecological study of bladded cancer and N-acetyltransferase in 23 populations

Biotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 201-204

  Vineis, Paolo ^a   Martone, Tiziana ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Science Biomediche E Oncologia Umana   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ACETYLATOR PHENOTYPE; BLADDER CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ECOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SMOKING; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031782362     PISSN: 0921299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007919220399     Document Type: Article

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