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Protective association of genetic variation in alcohol dehydrogenase with alcohol dependence in Native American Mission Indians.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jan 2003
Wall Tamara L, Carr Lucinda G, Ehlers Cindy L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Two alcohol dehydrogenase genes (ADH2 and ADH3 on chromosome 4) and one aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH2 on chromosome 12) exhibit functional polymorphisms. The goal of this study was to determine whether any associations exist between the ADH2, ADH3, and ALDH2 polymorphisms and alcohol dependence in a group of Native Americans. An additional goal was to determine if any associations exist between...
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