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Genetic repeat polymorphism in the regulating region of CYP2E1: frequency and relationship with enzymatic activity in alcoholics.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jun 2001
Plee-Gautier E, Foresto F, Ferrara R, Bodénez P, Simon B, Manno M, Berthou F, Lucas D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Differences in the regulatory region of the CYP2E1 gene could be responsible for the interindividual variation in the cytochrome P-450 2E1 (CYP2E1) involved in ethanol oxidation. Recently, a polymorphic repeat sequence in the human gene was described between -2178 and -1945 base pairs. Its frequency seemed to vary among different ethnic populations, and it was suspected to be related to an increased...
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