A novel polymorphism (-357 G/A) of the ALDH2 gene: Linkage disequilibrium and an association with alcoholism

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 958-962

  Harada, Shoji ^a   Okubo, Takehito ^a   Nakamura, Takako ^a   Fujii, Chieko ^a   Nomura, Fumio ^a   Higuchi, Susumu ^b   Tsutsumi, Mikihiro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b KURIHAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Medical Research Institute Kanazawa Medical College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Linkage Disequilibrium; Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; New Allele; Promoter

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032978478     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04212.x     Document Type: Review

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