Article
Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes and drinking behavior in Japanese.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 May 1996
Higuchi S, Matsushita S, Muramatsu T, Murayama M, Hayashida M
Abstract excerpt
The effects of the genotype of alcohol dehydrogenase-2 (ADH2) and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) on drinking behavior were investigated in a population of 451 Japanese. Although the ALDH2*2 allele had a significant inhibitory effect on alcohol consumption, hence on drinking problems...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholism
- Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
- Japan
- Male
- Middle Aged