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Original Article

Role of N-Acetyltransferase Phenotype in Human Susceptibility To Bladder Carcinogenic Arylamines

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Pages 161-165 | Received 07 Jun 1979, Published online: 15 Feb 2010
 

Abstract

N-acetyltransferase activity is species-specific and in animal experiments a determinant of the susceptibility of each species to arylamine bladder carcinogens. The effect of N-acetylation is that of inactivation. In humans, N-acetyltransferase activity is also genetically determined so that two N-acetyltransferase phenotypes exist, a rapid acetylator phenotype and a slow acetylator phenotype. N-acetyltransferase phenotype was determined in 71 bladder cancer patients and in 74 control subjects from Copenhagen. The distribution of the slow acetylator phenotype among the bladder cancer patients was 65% in contrast to 51% among the control subjects, indicating that the N-acetyltransferase phenotype also in humans may be a determinant of the susceptibility of each individual to arylamine carcinogens. In addition, this finding indicates that carcinogenic arylamines also play a role in bladder carcinogenesis in Copenhagen. Such studies may identify risk groups in a population and may reveal geographical areas with arylamine induced bladder cancer.

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