[Association among genotypes of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and alcohol consumption].

Article

[Association among genotypes of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 and alcohol consumption].

Arukoru kenkyu to yakubutsu izon = Japanese journal of alcohol studies & drug dependence - 1 Dec 1994

Ishibashi T, Harada S, Tanimura S, Taguchi F

Abstract excerpt

A large population survey was made for the determination of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) genotypes among 630 unrelated Japanese adults by PCR using allele specific primers. The frequencies of three genotypes were 60% ALDH2*1/ALDH2*1 (NN) type, 35% ALDH2*1/ALDH2*2 (ND) type and 5% ALDH2*2/ALDH...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alcohol Drinking
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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