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Polymorphism at the P450IIE1 locus is not associated with alcoholic liver disease in Caucasian men.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Feb 1995
Carr L G, Hartleroad J Y, Liang Y, Mendenhall C, Moritz T, Thomasson H
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Because alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis, well-known complications of alcohol abuse, do not occur in all alcoholics, genetic factors such as differences in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes may play a role in the development of alcoholic liver disease. Cytochrome P450IIE1 catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol, producing acetaldehyde and free radicals capable of reacting with and peroxidizing cell membranes....
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