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Genetic polymorphisms in alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase and alcoholic chronic pancreatitis susceptibility: a meta-analysis.
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Zhong Yanjun, Cao Jie, Zou Runmei, Peng Mou
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PURPOSE: This study was aimed to determine the relationship of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes ADH2, ADH3, and ALDH2 polymorphisms with the susceptibility to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (ACP). METHODS: Meta-analyses that evaluated the association of ADH2, ADH3, and ALDH2 variations with ACP were performed. RESULTS: Eight case-control studies were selected for analysis. The overall data revealed a significant...
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