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Screening for acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 genotype in alcohol-induced asthma by using the ethanol patch test.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Nov 2001
Matsuse H, Shimoda T, Fukushima C, Mitsuta K, Kawano T, Tomari S, Saeki S, Kondoh Y, Machida I, Obase Y, Asai S, Kohno S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We have previously reported that alcohol-induced asthma in Japanese patients is caused by increased blood acetaldehyde concentration resulting from abnormalities of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) enzyme activity on the basis of ALDH2 genotype differences. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the ethanol patch test could predict the ALDH2 genotype in Japanese...
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