N-acetyl transferase phenotype activity levels in normal bilharzial infected and bladder cancer patients in Egypt

ABSTRACT

In this study, n-acetyl transferase activity levels was determined in 16 cases of control normal healthy subjects, 16 cases of bilharzial infested subjects and 20 cases of bilharzial bladder cancers. Thirteen out of 16 cases of normal healthy subjects showed slow acctylators [81%]. In bilharzial patients, all the cases were almost slow acctylators 100%]. Meanwhile, in bilharzial bladder cancer patients, 14 out of 20 cases showed slow acctylation capacity [70%]