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Haplotype analysis at the alcohol dehydrogenase gene region in New Zealand Māori.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Hall David A, Chambers Geoffrey K, Lea Rodney A
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol response is a genetically influenced trait, and there is significant variation in the patterns of alcohol consumption between Māori and Caucasians in New Zealand. Previous studies have found that a variant of the alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) gene (ADH1B*47His) is associated with protection against alcohol dependence in Māori. Here we extend our investigation of the ADH genes, hypothesising a different...
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