Simultaneous Determination of 7 N-Acetyltransferase-2 Single-Nucleotide Variations by Allele-Specific Primer Extension Assay

Abstract
Background: Genotyping of N-acetyltransferase-2 (NAT2) is useful in predicting the risk for toxicity of NAT2 substrates. Current methods cannot detect the 7 most important single-nucleotide variations in NAT2 simultaneously in 1 tube.