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Gene frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase2 (ADH2) and aldehyde dehydrogenase2 (ALDH2) in five Chinese minorities

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The gene frequencies of ADH 22 and ALDH 22 were lower in Tibetan and Mongolian populations than in Vietnamese, Han Chinese, and three Chinese minority populations.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA

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

  2. Children's Hospital and Medical Center, 98105, Seattle, WA, USA

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

  3. Children's Hospital of Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

    Ning-Siu Wang

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Chen, SH., Zhang, M., Wang, NS. et al. Gene frequencies of alcohol dehydrogenase2 (ADH2) and aldehyde dehydrogenase2 (ALDH2) in five Chinese minorities. Hum Genet 94, 571–572 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211030

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