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Polymorphism in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, glutathione S-transferases and apolipoprotein E and susceptibility to alcohol-induced cirrhosis and chronic pancreatitis.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Feb 2002
Frenzer Andreas, Butler Wendy J, Norton Ian D, Wilson Jeremy S, Apte Minoti V, Pirola Romano C, Ryan Philip, Roberts-Thomson Ian C
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Susceptibility to organ damage induced by alcohol may be due to inherited variation (polymorphism) in ethanol-metabolizing enzymes, or to polymorphisms affecting free radical or lipid metabolism mediated by enzymes such as glutathione S-transferases and apolipoprotein E. The aim was to compare the genotype frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase-2 (ADH2), ADH3, aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2),...
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