title: Gene frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase2 in Northwest Coast Amerindians.
abstract: The frequencies of the alleles encoding isozymes of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase were low in Northwest Coast Amerindians compared to Chinese subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000235:genetics*; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase