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Alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphisms in Native Americans: identification of the ADH2*3 allele.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Wall T L, Garcia-Andrade C, Thomasson H R, Carr L G, Ehlers C L
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) polymorphisms were evaluated among 95 Native American Mission Indians. Approximately equal frequencies of ADH3*1 and ADH3*2 alleles were found. Twelve individuals were heterozygous for ADH2*3, an allele previously identified only in persons of African origin. None of the individuals with ADH2*3 alleles was of purely Native American descent, although none had known African ancestry....
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