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Alcohol dehydrogenase 2 variant is associated with cerebral infarction and lacunae.
Neurology - 9 Nov 2004
Suzuki Y, Fujisawa M, Ando F, Niino N, Ohsawa I, Shimokata H, Ohta S
Abstract excerpt
The authors examined the association of the alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (ADH2) genotype with vascular events in community-dwelling Japanese (1,102 men/1,093 women). The allele ADH2*2 encodes an isozyme with a higher level of activity than ADH2*1. Here, the authors show that the ADH2*1 carriage is ass...
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