The alcohol flushing response: an unrecognized risk factor for esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19320537.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000050 and PMC identifier 2659709.
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Abstract
Philip Brooks and colleagues discuss evidence linking the alcohol flushing response (predominantly due to ALDH2 deficiency) with a much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption.
Medical subject headings
- Alcohol Drinking
- Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Ethanol
- Flushing