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Relation of genotypes of alcohol metabolizing enzymes and mortality of liver diseases in patients with alcohol dependence.
Addiction biology - 1 Jan 2000
Chen Chiao-Chicy, Kuo Chian-Jue, Tsai Shang-Ying, Yin Shih-Jiun
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between alcohol metabolizing enzyme genotypes and mortality risk of liver diseases among patients with alcohol dependence. A total of 130 male patients with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of alcohol dependence (mean age 40+/-10 years) were recruited consecutively to the study from 1994 to 1995. Blood biochemistry and hepatitis B viral surface antigen (HBsAg) were...
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