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Protective effects of the alcohol dehydrogenase-ADH1B allele in children exposed to alcohol during pregnancy.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2006
Jacobson Sandra W, Carr Lucinda G, Croxford Julie, Sokol Robert J, Li Ting-Kai, Jacobson Joseph L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To examine alcohol use for mothers with and without an ADH1B*3 allele and the moderating effects of the maternal and child ADH1B*3 allele on a broad range of infant and 7.5-year outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: Blood samples from 263 black mother/child pairs (217 mothers and 239 children) were analyzed to determine incidence of the ADH1B allele and the relation of the maternal allele to pregnancy drinking...
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