Genetic polymorphism of alcohol dehydrogenase in Europeans: The ADH2*2 allele decreases the risk for alcoholism and is associated with ADH*3

Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 984-989

  Borràs, Emma ^a   Coutelle, Christiane ^b   Rosell, Albert ^a   Fernández Muixi, Fina ^c   Broch, Montserrat ^c   Crosas, Bernat ^a   Hjelmqvist, Lars ^d   Lorenzo, Alfons ^c   Gutiérrez, Cristina ^c   Santos, Mauro ^a   Szczepanek, Malgorzata ^e   Heilig, Markus ^f   Quattrocchi, Pierrette ^b   Farrés, Jaume ^a   Vidal, Francesc ^c   Richart, Cristóbal ^c   Mach, Tomasz ^e   Bogdal, Józef ^e   Jörnvall, Hans ^d   Seitz, Helmut K ^g   Couzigou, Patrice ^b   Parés, Xavier ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g Krankenhaus Salem   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 17544378681     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/he.2000.5978     Document Type: Article

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