Genetic factors which regulate alcohol drinking behavior and their effects on health status

Japanese Journal of Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 450-458

  Takeshita, Tatsuya ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Alcohol; Alcohol dehydrogenase; Aldehyde dehydrogenase; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN A;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FLUSHING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 0032799897     PISSN: 00215082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/jjh.54.450     Document Type: Review

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