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Alcohol, DNA and disease

  • Joenje H
Nature (2011) 475(7354) 45-46
DOI: 10.1038/475045a
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Abstract

Acetaldehyde, a reactive metabolite of ethanol, can damage DNA unless properly processed. A biochemical pathway involved in Fanconi anaemia seems to be essential for protection against such damage.

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Joenje, H. (2011). Alcohol, DNA and disease. Nature, 475(7354), 45–46. https://doi.org/10.1038/475045a

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