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Genetic polymorphism of alcohol dehydrogenase in europeans: the ADH2*2 allele decreases the risk for alcoholism and is associated with ADH3*1.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 2000
Borràs E, Coutelle C, Rosell A, Fernández-Muixi F, Broch M, Crosas B, Hjelmqvist L, Lorenzo A, Gutiérrez C, Santos M, Szczepanek M, Heilig M, Quattrocchi P, Farrés J, Vidal F, Richart C, Mach T, Bogdal J, Jörnvall H, Seitz H K, Couzigou P, Parés X
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphism at the ADH2 and ADH3 loci of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) has been shown to have an effect on the predisposition to alcoholism in Asian individuals. However, the results are not conclusive for white individuals. We have analyzed the ADH genotype of 876 white individuals from Spain (n = 251), France (n = 160), Germany (n = 184), Sweden (n = 88), and Poland (n = 193). Peripheral blood samples from...
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