Analysis of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene polymorphism and ethanol patch test as a screening method for alcohol sensitivity

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-310

  Tsutaya, Shoji ^a   Shoji, Masaru ^b   Saito, Yuka ^a   Kitaya, Hitomi ^a   Nakata, Shinichi ^a   Takamatsu, Hideetsu ^a   Yasujima, Minoru ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALDH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATCH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATCH TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0033112301     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.187.305     Document Type: Article

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