Alcohol flushing, patch test, and ADH and ALDH genotypes in Brazilian ethnic groups.

Article

Alcohol flushing, patch test, and ADH and ALDH genotypes in Brazilian ethnic groups.

Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 May 1995

Santos B R, Monteiro M G, Walzer C, Turler H, Balant L, von-Wartburg J P

Abstract excerpt

Self reports of flushing reaction after drinking, cutaneous sensitivity to alcohol (patch test), and genotypic determination of ADH2, ADH3, and ALDH2 were studied in 53 Brazilian volunteers of different ethnic groups. Genotypes were determined using single-strand conformation polymorphism in disc...

Topics

Adult
Aldehyde Oxidoreductases
Brazil
Ethanol
Female
Flushing
Genotype
Humans
Isoenzymes
Male
Patch Tests
Racial Groups

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