Article
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...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alcohol Drinking
- Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Female
- Flushing
- Hair
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
- Japan