Breast Cancer
Breast cancer risk may be heightened in women with faster alcohol metabolism
Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 15th, 2006
"Moderate alcohol consumption of similar to 1-2 drinks per day has been associated with a 30-50% increase in breast cancer risk. Individuals differ in their ability to metabolize alcohol through genetic differences in alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), the enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of similar to 80% of ethanol to acetaldehyde, a known carcinogen," scientists in the United States noted.
According to M.B. Terry and colleagues of Columbia University, "Individuals differ in their ADH genotype, and one locus in particular (ADH3) is polymorphic in...
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