Deleterious pleiotropic effects of the atypical aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) allele: Comment on Luo et al., 2005

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 382-387

  Sinclair, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; ALDH2; Eugenics; Pleiotropic effect

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALDH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; HEALTH STATUS; PLEIOTROPY; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; NOTE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33845886371     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-006-9041-2     Document Type: Article

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