The role of alcohol dehydrogenase genes in head and neck cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ADH1B and ADH1C

Mutagenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-286

  Chang, Jeffrey S ^a   Straif, Kurt ^b   Guha, Neela ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1A; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1B; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALLELE; CATALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOUTH FLORA; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ETHANOL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860132107     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ger073     Document Type: Review

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