Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes and drinking behavior of Chinese living in Shanghai.

doi:10.1007/BF00207371

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Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes and drinking behavior of Chinese living in Shanghai.

Human genetics - 1 Aug 1995

Muramatsu T, Wang Z C, Fang Y R, Hu K B, Yan H, Yamada K, Higuchi S, Harada S, Kono H

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Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), the principal enzymes responsible for oxidative metabolism of ethanol, exist in multiple, genetically determined molecular forms. Widely different kinetic properties in some of these isozymes account for the individual differences in...

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Adult
Aged
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Alcohol Drinking
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Asian People
China
Female
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Isoenzymes
Male
Middle Aged

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