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ADH genotype does not modify the effects of alcohol on high-density lipoprotein.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Mar 2003
Whitfield John B, O'Brien Martin E, Nightingale Brian N, Zhu Gu, Heath Andrew C, Martin Nicholas G
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BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption has beneficial effects on mortality which are mainly due to reduction in cardiovascular disease. These are believed to be due, at least in part, to the increase in plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) which is associated with alcohol consumption. It has been proposed that ADH3 genotype modifies the relationships between alcohol intake and cardiovascular disease by altering the HDL...
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