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The relationship between low Km aldehyde dehydrogenase phenotype and drinking behavior in Japanese.
Journal of studies on alcohol - 1 Mar 1992
Higuchi S, Muramatsu T, Shigemori K, Saito M, Kono H, Dufour M C, Harford T C
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between the low Km aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) phenotype determined by the isoelectric focusing of hair root lysates, facial flushing and alcohol drinking patterns in Japanese (N = 282) was examined. Men who had inactive ALDH2 drank significantly less alcohol than those with active ALDH2. Although the effect was less noticeable, a similar relationship was detected in women. Two types of...
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