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ADH and ALDH polymorphisms among Alaska Natives entering treatment for alcoholism.
Alaska medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Segal B
Abstract excerpt
The alcohol dehydrogenase (ADHs) and aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) involved in alcohol metabolism are polymorphic. Different alleles encode subunits of the enzymes that are related to differences in alcohol metabolism with different ethnic groups. This study examined the allele frequencies at the ADH1, ADH2, ADH3 and ALDH2 loci in Alaska Natives entering treatment for alcoholism to determine if allele...
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