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Variation in NAT2 acetylation phenotypes is associated with differences in food-producing subsistenc...

Variation in NAT2 acetylation phenotypes is associated with differences in food-producing subsistenc...

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Variation in NAT2 acetylation phenotypes is associated with differences in food-producing subsistence modes and ecoregions in Africa

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Variation in NAT2 acetylation phenotypes is associated with differences in food-producing subsistence modes and ecoregions in Africa

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC evolutionary biology, 2015-12, Vol.15 (1), p.263-263, Article 263

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Dietary changes associated to shifts in subsistence strategies during human evolution may have induced new selective pressures on phenotypes, as currently held for lactase persistence. Similar hypotheses exist for arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) mediated acetylation capacity, a well-known pharmacogenetic trait with wide inter-individual vari...

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Variation in NAT2 acetylation phenotypes is associated with differences in food-producing subsistence modes and ecoregions in Africa

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4665893

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4665893

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ISSN

1471-2148

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1471-2148

DOI

10.1186/s12862-015-0543-6

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