The Alcohol Flushing Response: An Unrecognized Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer from Alcohol Consumption

Philip Brooks and colleagues discuss evidence linking the alcohol flushing response (predominantly due to ALDH2 deficiency) with a much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Brooks, Philip J, Enoch, Mary-Anne, Goldman, David, Li, Ting-Kai, Yokoyama, Akira
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
Materias:
Research in Translation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2659709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19320537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000050
Descripción
Sumario:Philip Brooks and colleagues discuss evidence linking the alcohol flushing response (predominantly due to ALDH2 deficiency) with a much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption.

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