Acetaldehyde Involvement in Positive and Negative Alcohol Expectancies in Han Chinese Persons With Alcoholism
Author(s) -
Cheng-Yi Hahn,
SanYuan Huang,
HueiChen Ko,
Chau-Hsiang Hsieh,
IHui Lee,
TzungLieh Yeh,
Yen-Kuang Yang,
Jia-Fu Lee,
WeiWen Lin,
RuBand Lu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.7.817
Subject(s) - acetaldehyde , psychology , alcohol , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , ethanol , chemistry , biochemistry
The ALDH2*2 allele has been shown to be a protective factor against alcoholism in a normal population owing in part to the elevated blood level of acetaldehyde and its accompanying physiological discomforts after drinking alcohol. Despite the well-established link between the ALDH2*2 allele and the physiological discomforts after drinking, very little is known regarding the psychological expectancies of drinking among persons with alcoholism with different ALDH genotypes.
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