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ADH and ALDH genotypes in relation to alcohol metabolic rate and sensitivity.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1994
Whitfield J B
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Variation in alcohol-metabolising enzymes has been proposed as an explanation for variation in alcohol use and the effects of alcohol, and the elucidation of the effects of ALDH deficiency in Asians has reinforced this view. This paper examines evidence on the relevance of ALDH and ADH variation in people of European descent, in relation to reactions to alcohol which affect alcohol use and to variation in alcohol...
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