Abstract:Inefficient aldehyde metabolism by an aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) genetic variant, ALDH2*2 (rs671), increases the risk of esophageal cancer with alcohol consumption. Here we tested the hypothesis that additional genetic differences in ALDH2 besides ALDH2*2 exist resulting in inefficient acetaldehyde metabolism after alcohol consumption.
Human volunteers were recruited who self-reported flushing after alcohol. The first stage recruited East Asians and the second stage non-East Asians. After phone scre… Show more
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