Acetylation phenotype in abstinent alcoholics.
No association between acetylation phenotype and alcoholism was discovered. Fifty-four percent of both the alcoholic patients and healthy volunteers were rapid acetylators. Acetylation phenotyping is not helpful to the investigation of the genetics of alcoholism.
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College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1065.
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D000107:Acetylation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D012307:Risk Factors; D013418:Sulfamethazine; D013695:Temperance
D005819:Genetic Markers; D013418:Sulfamethazine