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Impact of Genetic Variation in Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 and Alcohol Consumption on Coronary Artery Lesions in Chinese Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease.
International heart journal - 31 Jul 2018
Xu Lei, Zhao Gang, Wang Jingfeng, Shen Cheng, Li Xiao, Lu Fei, Jiang Hongfa, Liu George, Hu Kai, Tang Yanhua, Sun Aijun, Ge Junbo
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) genotype and alcohol consumption on coronary artery lesions in Chinese patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). A total of 753 Chinese patients (73.6% male) diagnosed with stable CAD by coronary angiography were included in the sample. The frequency of the mutated type ALDH2*2 (including ALDH2*1/*2 and ALDH2*2/*2)...
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