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Racial differences in alcohol sensitivity have been described by many authors (Wolff, 1973; Ewing et al., 1974). Variant forms of alcohol metabolizing enzymes have been proposed to play an important role in sensitivity to alcohol associated with facial flushing and other subjective symptoms (Stamatoyannopoulos et al., 1975; Goedde et al., 1979b; Harada et al., 1979).
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Harada, S., Agarwal, D.P., Goedde, H.W. (1980). Isozymes of Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase in Japanese and their Role in Alcohol Sensitivity. In: Thurman, R.G. (eds) Alcohol and Aldehyde Metabolizing Systems-IV. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1419-7_4
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