Alcohol dehydrogenase genotype (ADH2 and ADH3) in alcoholism of Iraqi people
Objective The polymorphic human liver enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is responsible for the oxidative metabolism of ethanol. An allele encoding active form of cytosolic enzyme is known to reduce the likelihood of alcoholism in Iraqi men. The polymorphisms of ADH modifies the predisposition to th...
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| Language: | English |
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Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://jocms.org/index.php/jcms/article/view/16 |