Gene frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase2 in Northwest Coast Amerindians.

doi:10.1007/BF00220558

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Gene frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase2 in Northwest Coast Amerindians.

Human genetics - 1 May 1992

Chen S H, Zhang M, Scott C R

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The frequencies of the alleles encoding isozymes of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase were low in Northwest Coast Amerindians compared to Chinese subjects.

Topics

Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Alleles
Asian People
Black People
Gene Frequency
Humans
Indians, North American
White People

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