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Polymorphism of the rat liver mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase cDNA.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Oct 1991
Carr L G, Mellencamp R J, Crabb D W, Weiner H, Lumeng L, Li T K
Abstract excerpt
In humans, a deficiency in mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (Class 2 ALDH) activity due to a single base-pair exchange in its structural gene serves as a deterrent to excessive alcohol consumption. Differences in Class 2 ALDH isozyme patterns on isoelectric focusing gels have been observed in the selectively bred, alcohol-preferring (P) and alcohol-nonpreferring (NP) lines of rats. To determine whether the...
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