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Effects of alcohol on the EEG in Asian men with genetic variations of ALDH2.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Wall T L, Gallen C C, Ehlers C L
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 50% of Asians experience a facial flush following alcohol ingestion. These individuals have an inactive form of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) encoded by the ALDH2*2 allele. This study matched 15 flushing and 15 nonflushing Asian men on demographics and drinking histories. The 30 subjects were genotyped for ALDH2 and were evaluated both before and following placebo and 0.75 ml/kg...
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