Causal Alcohol-Cancer Link Modified by Genotype
A prospective study in China revealed that certain genotypes of alcohol metabolism might reduce or exacerbate the effects of alcohol on several cancers. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2)-rs671 G>A and alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B)-rs1229984 G>A were genotyped in 150 722 adults, enrolled from 10 areas in China from 2004 to 2008. […]