Article
[Rationale for alcohol consumption and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase genotype in the native male population of Chukotka].
Vestnik Rossiiskoi akademii meditsinskikh nauk - 1 Jan 1994
Kurilovich S A, Avksentiuk A V, Segal B, Galaktionov O K, Iakushchenko I A, Daffi L
Abstract excerpt
To study the alcohol consumption pattern and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) genotype, a random sample consisting of 170 native males (Chukchee and the Eskimo), residents of 4 Chukotka settlements, was studied. According to interviews, most residents (68%) consumed alcohol once or tw...
Topics
- Adult
- Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholism
- Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
- Ethanol
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mitochondria
- Siberia
