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Binge drinking in Chinese, Korean, and White college students: genetic and ethnic group differences.
Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors - 1 Dec 2001
Luczak S E, Wall T L, Shea S H, Byun S M, Carr L G
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Studies of Asian college students have found that rates of binge drinking are associated with variation in the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) gene. Chinese and Koreans have different prevalence rates of the ALDH2*2 allele, alcohol use, and alcoholism. The association of ALDH2 status and ethnic group with binge drinking was examined in 328 Chinese, Korean, and White college students. Ethnic group differences were...
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