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Effect of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms on alcohol-associated hypertension: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Aug 2013
Zhang Wei Sen, Xu Lin, Schooling Catherine Mary, Jiang Chao Qiang, Cheng Kar Keung, Liu Bin, Lam Tai Hing
Abstract excerpt
The effects of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) 2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) 2 genotypes on the alcohol-blood pressure association are unclear. We examined the association of ADH2 or ALDH2 genotypes with blood pressure in older Chinese men. Based on the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (GBCS), 4792 men with valid ADH2, ALDH2 genotypes were included, and genotyping of rs1229984 ADH2 and rs671 ALDH2 (AA, AG/GA or...
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