Fatal acute alcohol intoxication in an ALDH2 heterozygote: A case report

Forensic Science International

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 201-207

  Yamamoto, Hidetaka ^a   Tanegashima, Akio ^a   Hosoe, Hiroyuki ^a   Fukunaga, Tatsushige ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Alcohol intoxication; ALDH2; Cause of death; Genotype

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ISOENZYME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DETERMINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034648464     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00246-2     Document Type: Article

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