ADH genotypes and alcohol use and dependence in Europeans.

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ADH genotypes and alcohol use and dependence in Europeans.

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Oct 1998

Whitfield J B, Nightingale B N, Bucholz K K, Madden P A, Heath A C, Martin N G

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We have tested for effects of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) genotypes on self-reported alcohol consumption and symptoms of alcohol dependence, recorded on three occasions up to 15 years apart, in 377 male and female subjects of European descent. ADH2 genotype had significant effects on both consump...

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Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Alcoholism
Australia
Ethnicity
Europe
Female
Genetics, Population
Genotype
Humans
Isoenzymes
Male
Middle Aged
Risk
White People

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