Association of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 promoter polymorphism with alcohol consumption and reactions in an American Jewish population

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1654-1659

  Fischer, Monika ^b   Wetherill, Leah Flury ^b   Carr, Lucinda G ^b   You, Min ^b   Crabb, David W ^a,b  

^a Emerson Hall ^*  (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; ALDH2; Drinking Behavior; Genetic Polymorphism; Jewish Population

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2;

ADH1B GENE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; SLOT BLOT HYBRIDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JEWS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548587183     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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