ALDH2*2 is associated with a decreased likelihood of alcohol-induced blackouts in Asian American college students

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-353

  Luczak, Susan E ^a,c   Shea, Shoshana H ^a   Hsueh, Annie C ^a   Chang, Jenss ^a,d   Carr, Lucinda G ^a,e   Wall, Tamara L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ADH1B PROTEIN, HUMAN; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALDH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INDUCED BLACKOUT; ALLELE; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ASIAN AMERICAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK; UNITED STATES; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALLELES; ASIAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNIVERSITIES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33645994477     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2006.67.349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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