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Alcohol dehydrogenase 2 genotypes, maternal alcohol use, and infant outcome.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 2002
Stoler Joan M, Ryan Louise M, Holmes Lewis B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether different alleles of the ADH2 gene (ADH2-1, ADH2-2 and ADH2-3) with differing levels of enzymatic activity can alter the risk of fetal alcohol effects. STUDY DESIGN: ADH2 genotypes were performed on 404 pregnant high-risk women and 139 infants as part of a larger study of alcohol use in pregnancy. Mothers were interviewed about alcohol use during pregnancy, and their infants were...
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