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Variant alleles and genotypes of alcohol dehydrogenase 3 in a Turkish population.
Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology - 1 May 2006
Kortunay S, Yasar U, Isik T, Bozkurt A, Babaoglu M O
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is a genetically polymorphic dimeric enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of alcohol. ADH3 gene encodes for the gamma subunit of dimeric ADH and has an important role in the function of the enzyme. The aim of this study was to determine the frequencies of ADH3 alleles and genotypes in a healthy Turkish population sample. Genotypic assay was carried out in 102 unrelated...
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