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Gene frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase2 in Northwest Coast Amerindians

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The frequencies of the alleles encoding isozymes of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase were low in Northwest Coast Amerindians compared to Chinese subjects.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA

    Shi-Han Chen, Min Zhang & C. Ronald Scott

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Chen, SH., Zhang, M. & Scott, C.R. Gene frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase2 in Northwest Coast Amerindians. Hum Genet 89, 351–352 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220558

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