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Effect of ADH1B genotype on alcohol consumption in young Israeli Jews.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Aug 2007
Spivak Baruch, Frisch Amos, Maman Ziyona, Aharonovich Efrat, Alderson Donald, Carr Lucinda G, Weizman Avraham, Hasin Deborah
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BACKGROUND: The alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) genotype affects the risk for alcoholism, with elevated prevalence of a protective allele in Jews. Alcohol consumption is increasing among younger Israeli Jews, reflecting environmental influences. We investigated whether the relationship of ADH1B genotype with alcohol consumption differed between younger and older adult Israelis. METHODS: Israeli community...
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