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Erythrocyte aldehyde dehydrogenase activity: lack of association with alcohol use and dependence or alcohol reactions in Australian twins.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Hansell Narelle K, Pang Dona, Heath Andrew C, Martin Nicholas G, Whitfield John B
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) has been advocated as a marker of alcohol intake. The absence or low levels of ALDH1 may be associated with alcohol-induced flushing or other reactions to alcohol in Europeans and therefore, with reduced alcohol use. This study tested whether variation in erythrocyte ALDH1 activity was associated with alcohol use, alcohol dependence or reactions to alcohol in unselected...
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