title: N-acetyltransferase 2 gene polymorphism in patients with colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: The acetylation polymorphism is a common inherited variation in human drug and carcinogen metabolism. Because N- acetyltransferase (NAT2) is important for the detoxification and/or bioactivation of drugs and carcinogens, polymorphisms of this gene have important implications in therapeutics of and susceptibility to cancer. In this study, NAT2 genotype (NAT2*5A (C(481)T), NAT2*6A (G(590)A), NAT2*7A/B (G(857)A)) and NAT2*14A (G(191)A) and phenotype were determined in 125 patients with colorectal carcinoma and 82 healthy control in Mersin, a city located in the southern region of Turkey. Isolation of the subjects' DNA was performed by using a highly purified PCR template preparation kit/(Roche Diagnostics cat. no: 1 796 828) and the NAT2 polymorphism was detected using real-time PCR (Roche Diagnostics, GmbH, Mannheim, Germany). According to this study high protein intake is associated with the increased risk for the development of colon cancer (OR = 1.73; 95% CI, 1.10-3.07). Although only NAT2*14A fast type was associated with increased risk in patients with colorectal carcinoma (OR = 3.03; 95% CI, 1.56-5.86), when a high protein diet was considered, NAT2*7A/B fast genotype was also found to be associated with an increased risk (OR = 2.06, 95% CI for NAT2*7A/B, 1.10-3.86; OR = 2.65; 95% CI, 1.29-5.46 for NAT2*14A). Smoking status did not differ between the control and patient groups. Our data suggest that exposure to carcinogens through consumption of a high-protein diet may increase the risk of colorectal carcinoma only in genetically-susceptible individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Mersin University, Medical Faculty, Turkey. lutamer@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Lülüfer
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tamer
authors.forename: Bahadir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.forename: Nurcan Aras
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ateş
authors.forename: Ulaş
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Değirmenci
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unlü
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ateş
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dirlik
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Atik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase; C478900:NAT2 protein, human