Cortisol responses following placebo and alcohol in Asians with different ALDH2 genotypes.

doi:10.15288/jsa.1994.55.207

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Cortisol responses following placebo and alcohol in Asians with different ALDH2 genotypes.

Journal of studies on alcohol - 1 Mar 1994

Wall T L, Nemeroff C B, Ritchie J C, Ehlers C L

Abstract excerpt

Alcohol-induced flushing occurs in Asians who possess ALDH2*2 alleles. This study genotyped 30 Asian American men for ALDH2 and evaluated them on two separate occasions where they received in random order placebo and 0.75 ml/kg alcohol. Blood samples were drawn at baseline and 15, 30, 60, 90, 120...

Topics

Adult
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Asian
Double-Blind Method
Ethanol
Flushing
Genotype
Humans
Hydrocortisone
Isoenzymes
Male
Risk Factors

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