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Population genetic and family studies on aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency and alcohol sensitivity.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Goedde H W, Agarwal D P, Eckey R, Harada S
Abstract excerpt
Population genetic studies on the prevalence of aldehyde dehydrogenase isozyme I (ALDH I) deficiency in various Caucasian, Oriental, African, and American Indian subjects were carried out using hair roots as peripheral source of the enzyme activity. While a very high percentage of Orientals with Mongoloid origin were found deficient in ALDH I activity, no deficiency was detected in Caucasian and African...
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