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Genetic Polymorphisms of the Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase ALDH2 Gene in a Large Ethnic Hakka Population in Southern China

BACKGROUND: Human mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) plays a critical role in the detoxification of the ethanol metabolite acetaldehyde. The ALDH2*2 (rs671) gene variant is mainly absent among Europeans but is prevalent in populations in East Asia. The aim of this study was to investigat...

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Autores principales: Zhong, Zhixiong, Hou, Jingyuan, Li, Bin, Zhang, Qifeng, Li, Cunren, Liu, Zhidong, Yang, Min, Zhong, Wei, Zhao, Pingsen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29623947
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.906606