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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Alcohol Metabolism Part II: A Key to Unlocking Alcohol’s Effects
Volume 30, Number 1, 2007





Up Front
3 In This Issue [PDF]

Features

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The Genetics of Alcohol Metabolism: Role of Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Variants [PDF]
Howard J. Edenberg

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Alcohol Metabolism and Cancer Risk [PDF]
Helmut K. Seitz and Peter Becker

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Role of Alcohol Metabolism in Chronic Pancreatitis [PDF]
Alain Vonlaufen, Jeremy S. Wilson, Romano C. Pirola, and Minoti V. Apte

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Effects of Pregnancy and Nutritional Status on Alcohol Metabolism [PDF]
Kartik Shankar, Martin J.J. Ronis, and Thomas M. Badger

Focus on Special Populations

14

Variations in ADH and ALDH in Southwest California Indians [PDF]
Cindy L. Ehlers

18Health-Related Effects of Genetic Variations of Alcohol-Metabolizing Enzymes in African Americans [PDF]
Denise M. Scott and Robert E. Taylor
22ALDH2, ADH1B, and ADH1C Genotypes
in Asians: A Literature Review
[PDF]
Mimy Y. Eng, Susan E. Luczak, and
Tamara L. Wall
28Variations in Alcohol-Metabolizing Enzymes in People of East Indian and African Descent from Trinidad and Tobago [PDF]
Shelley Moore, L.K. Montane-Jaime, Lucinda G. Carr, and Cindy L. Ehlers
32Glossary [PDF]

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