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Genetic variation of alcohol dehydrogenase type 1C (ADH1C), alcohol consumption, and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors: results from the IMMIDIET study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2009
Latella Maria Carmela, Di Castelnuovo Augusto, de Lorgeril Michel, Arnout Jozef, Cappuccio Francesco P, Krogh Vittorio, Siani Alfonso, van Dongen Martien, Donati Maria Benedetta, de Gaetano Giovanni, Iacoviello Licia
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INTRODUCTION: Moderate alcohol consumption is protective against cardiovascular disease (CAD). ADHs are major enzymes of alcohol metabolism. A polymorphism in the alcohol dehydrogenases 1C gene (ADH1C) was reportedly associated with the protective effect of alcohol consumption on CAD risk and risk factor levels. AIMS: The aim of our study was to investigate whether the association of alcohol consumption with...
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