ALDH2 polymorphism and alcohol-related cancers in Asians: A public health perspective Tse-Hua Tan

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Chang, Jeffrey S ^a   Hsiao, Jenn Ren ^b   Chen, Che Hong ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2; Cancer; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALDH2 GENE; ALLELE; BREAST CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EAST ASIAN; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENZYMOLOGY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FAR EAST; GENETICS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS;

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2; ALDH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE, MITOCHONDRIAL; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FAR EAST; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 85014334356     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12929-017-0327-y     Document Type: Review

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