Meta-analyses of ALDH2 and ADH1B with alcohol dependence in Asians.

doi:10.1037/0033-2909.132.4.607

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Meta-analyses of ALDH2 and ADH1B with alcohol dependence in Asians.

Psychological bulletin - 1 Jul 2006

Luczak Susan E, Glatt Stephen J, Wall Tamara L

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Meta-analyses were conducted to determine the magnitude of relationships between polymorphisms in 2 genes, ALDH2 and ADH1B, with alcohol dependence in Asians. For each gene, possession of 1 variant *2 allele was protective against alcohol dependence, and possession of a 2nd *2 allele did not offer significant additional protection. The protective effects of these 2 gene polymorphisms were independent. Diagnostic...

Topics

Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Alcoholism
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial
Alleles
Asian People
Humans

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PMID: 16822169
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.132.4.607

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ALDH2

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