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Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes in Korsakoff syndrome.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Mar 2000
Matsushita S, Kato M, Muramatsu T, Higuchi S
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested a genetic predisposition to the development of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), a neuropsychiatric syndrome commonly associated with alcoholism; however, little is known about this genetic risk factor. METHODS: To test the hypothesis that altered alcohol or aldehyde regulation is related to the development of WKS, the genetic polymorphisms of aldehyde dehydrogenase-2...
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