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David W. Hein

Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville
Verified email at louisville.edu
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Molecular Genetics and Epidemiology of the NAT1 and NAT2 Acetylation Polymorphisms

DW Hein, MA Doll, AJ Fretland, MA Leff, SJ Webb… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2000 - AACR
Hein DW N-Acetyltransferase genetics and their role in predisposition to aromatic and …
Fretland AJ, Leff MA, Doll MA, Hein DW Functional analysis of single nucleotide substitutions in …

Molecular genetics and function of NAT1 and NAT2: role in aromatic amine metabolism and carcinogenesis

DW Hein - … Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Aromatic and heterocyclic amines require metabolic activation to electrophilic intermediates
that initiate carcinogenesis. N-Acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) and 2 (NAT2) are important …

Nomenclature for N-acetyltransferases

…, DAP Evans, DM Grant, DW Hein… - Pharmacogenetics …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
A consolidated classification system is described for prokaryotic and eukaryotic N-acetyltransferases
in accordance with the international rules for gene nomenclature. The root symbol (…

Metabolic gene polymorphism frequencies in control populations

…, CM Dresler, A Fryer, A Haugen, DW Hein… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2001 - AACR
Using the International Project on Genetic Susceptibility to Environmental Carcinogens (GSEC)
database containing information on over 15,000 control (noncancer) subjects, the allele …

The Use of Polyphosphoric Acid in the Synthesis of 2-Aryl- and 2-Alkyl-substituted Benzimidazoles, Benzoxazoles and Benzothiazoles1

DW Hein, RJ Alheim, JJ Leavitt - Journal of the American …, 1957 - ACS Publications
The formation of2-aryl-and 2-alkyl-substituted benzimidazoles, benzoxazoles and benzothiazoles
by the polyphosphoric acid-catalyzed condensation of a carboxylic acid, ester, amide …

NAT2 slow acetylation, GSTM1 null genotype, and risk of bladder cancer: results from the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study and meta-analyses

…, D Silverman, M Dosemeci, M Kogevinas, DW Hein… - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background Many reported associations between common genetic polymorphisms and
complex diseases have not been confirmed in subsequent studies. An exception could be the …

Metabolic activation and deactivation of arylamine carcinogens by recombinant human NAT1 and polymorphic NAT2 acetyltransferases

DW Hein, MA Doll, TD Rustan, K Gray, Y Feng… - …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
A genetic polymorphism at the NAT2 gene locus, encoding for polymorphic N-acetyltransferase
(NAT2), segregates individuals into rapid, intermediate or slow acetylator phenotypes. …

A review of sutures and suturing techniques

RL Moy, B Waldman, DW Hein - Dermatologic Surgery, 1992 - journals.lww.com
The ideal suture is strong, handles easily, and forms secure knots. It causes minimal tissue
inflammation and does not promote infection. It stretches and accommodates wound edema. …

Acetylator genotype and arylamine-induced carcinogenesis

DW Hein - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 1988 - Elsevier
… than from a slow acetylator, while the sulfamethazine NAT activity was 4-fold higher and
the PABA NAT activity was essentially equivalent• These findings were later extended by Hein

Inducible nitric oxide synthase is required in alcohol-induced liver injury: studies with knockout mice

…, HD Connor, RP Mason, MA Doll, DW Hein… - Gastroenterology, 2003 - Elsevier
Background & Aims : Oxidative stress contributes to early alcohol-induced liver injury, and
superoxide (O 2 ·− ) production from NADPH oxidase plays a key role. However, the …