[Genetically-induced variability of alcohol metabolism and its effect on drinking behavior and predisposition to alcoholism].

doi:10.1007/BF00207339

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[Genetically-induced variability of alcohol metabolism and its effect on drinking behavior and predisposition to alcoholism].

Zeitschrift fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of legal medicine - 1 Jan 1990

Eckey R, Agarwal D P, Goedde H W

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Alcoholism is one of the most challenging current health problems in the Western countries with far-reaching medical, social, and economic consequences. There are a series of factors that interact in predisposing or protecting an individual against alcoholism and alcohol-related disorders. This a...

Topics

Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Ethanol
Genetic Variation
Humans
Isoenzymes
Risk Factors

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