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Polymorphisms of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and alcohol dehydrogenase 1B on the malignant transformation of vocal cord leukoplakia: A Chinese cohort.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 May 2022
Han Ping, Li Yixin, Liang Faya, Ye Yuchu, Wang Jingyi, Li Xiaojuan, Ouyang Nengtai, Huang Xiaoming
Abstract excerpt
Severe dysplasia of vocal cord leukoplakia (VCL) is more likely to occur in laryngeal carcinoma. Alcohol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase are both important enzymes in alcohol metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the incidence rate of malignant transformation in patients with VCL and the role of drinking habits and ALDH2 and ADH1B genetic polymorphisms in the malignant transformation of VCL....
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