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Rsa I polymorphism at the cytochrome P4502E1 locus is not related to the risk of alcohol-related severe liver disease.
Liver - 1 Dec 1996
Agúndez J, Ladero J, Díaz-Rubio M, Benítez J
Abstract excerpt
Ethanol-inducible cytochrome P4502E1 is the main pathway in the non-alcohol dehydrogenase oxidation of ethanol. Its coding gene, CYP2E1, is polymorphic at the Rsa I restriction site in the 5'-flanking region. The mutant genotype c2c2 has a higher transcriptional activity than the genotype c1c1 or c1c2. Heavy drinkers carrying the c2 allele might be at a higher risk of alcoholic cirrhosis since they might...
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