Some East Asians have a genetic mutation (ALDH2*2) that impairs the function of ALDH2. It is estimated that about 40% of Japanese people carry this mutation. The carriers of the mutation have an ...
A precision cancer strategy that selectively kills tumor cells while leaving healthy tissue intact may be within reach for the majority of colorectal cancer patients, according to new research ...
About 40% of East Asians suffer from alcohol intolerance, known as "Asian Flush Syndrome," caused by an ALDH2 genetic mutation. Beyond facial flushing, this mutation carries serious cardiovascular ...
Osaka Metropolitan University researchers investigated the changes that occur in the livers of mice when aldehydes are rapidly produced in the body. News organizations may use or redistribute this ...
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and collaborators have used genetic analysis and experiments to discover that the subjective responses of Japanese people to ...