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Alcohol Dehydrogenase-2*2 Allele is Associated With Decreased Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in the Mixed-Ancestry Population of the Western Cape Province, South Africa

2001-12-01

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Background: Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is particularly common among the mixed-ancestry population of the Western Cape Province of South Africa and occurs at a frequency of 0.0392–0.0429 (39.2–42.9 of 1000) among 5- to 9-year-old school entrants. While FAS is clearly caused by an environmental insult, studies in twins and mice support a significant genetic contribution to risk for FAS. It is likely that the devel...

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Literature Corpus work: e8d16c83-21e4-58f8-82a5-756b979234cf
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200112000-00004

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