title: Population genetic studies on aldehyde dehydrogenase isozyme deficiency and alcohol sensitivity.
abstract: Population genetic studies on aldehyde dehydrogenase polymorphism using hair-root samples were performed on Europeans, Liberians, Sudanese, Egyptians, Kenyans, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indonesians, Chinese, Thais, and South American Indians. A possible correlation between ALDH I deficiency and sensitivity to alcohol in Oriental populations is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics*; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D044469:Racial Groups
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase