Study on the association between CYP2E1 enzymes and susceptibility of alcoholic liver disease / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the correlation between the CYP2E1 enzymes and alcoholic liver disease.Methods Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)method was used to determine polymorphism of CYP2E1.A case control study of 183 subjects was carried out including 40 cases of alcoholic liver disease,40 alcohol dependent group,40 nonalcoholic liver disease and 63 controls.Results The frequency of B genotype or C2 allele gene was significantly higher in alcoholic liver disease than in control(P