Association of a restriction fragment length polymorphism in the alcohol dehydrogenase 2 gene with Japanese alcoholic liver cirrhosis.

doi:10.1016/0168-8278(95)80056-5

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Association of a restriction fragment length polymorphism in the alcohol dehydrogenase 2 gene with Japanese alcoholic liver cirrhosis.

Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 1995

Yamauchi M, Maezawa Y, Toda G, Suzuki H, Sakurai S

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The association of ADH2 polymorphisms with alcoholic liver cirrhosis has not been clearly demonstrated. METHODS: We investigated the association of two alleles in the ADH2 gene marked by restriction fragment length polymorphisms in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. The ADH...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Alleles
Base Sequence
Case-Control Studies
Humans
Japan
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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