Relationship between genetic polymorphism of CYP2E1 and ALDH2, and possible susceptibility to alcoholism

Alcohol Alcohol. 1994 Nov;29(6):639-42.

Authors

K Iwahashi¹, K Nakamura, H Suwaki, Y Matsuo, Y Ichikawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.

PMID: 7695777

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Alcohol Drinking / genetics
Alcoholism / genetics*
Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / genetics*
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics*
Female
Flushing / genetics
Gene Frequency
Genetic Carrier Screening
Genotype
Humans
Isoenzymes / genetics*
Japan
Liver Function Tests
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating / genetics*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics*
Risk Factors

Substances

Isoenzymes
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1
Aldehyde Oxidoreductases
aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD(P)+)
Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating