Strong protective effect of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH2) 504lys (*2) allele against alcoholism and alcohol-induced medical diseases in Asians

Human Genetics

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 725-737

  Li, Dawei ^a   Zhao, Hongyu ^a   Gelernter, Joel ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME 12Q; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; PANCREATITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALLELE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; PANCREATITIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84862258321     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-1116-4     Document Type: Article

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