title: Genetic polymorphisms of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases and risk for esophageal and head and neck cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Institute on Alcoholism, Kurihama National Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. a_yokoyama@kurihamal.go.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Tai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omori
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000378:metabolism; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D005838:Genotype; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010328:Patch Tests; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; D000079:Acetaldehyde