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It is well recognized that Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and
First Nations populations, which are of Asian ancestry, experience a
genetic polymorphism for enzymes ALDH2 and glutathione S-tranferase
involved in ethanol metabolic excretion and Hg export from human cells
(Strange et al. Further, the group has concluded that, with those who have
low-active ALDH2, an intake of alcohol tends to increase the
acetaldehyde concentration in the body and affect the brain activity and
body. |
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