I've read similar stuff. Its also a genetic marker and helped determine when the First Nations peoples separated from the asian population who have a somewhat different variant of the gene - it causes them to be very flushed.
But its been years since I read those studies so I might be wrong in some of the details. larry On 12/9/05, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In regards to alcoholism, the native peoples of the American content may have > some genetic tendency towards this problem. I'm sorry I don't have a > citation, but I saw a show that talked about a scientific study that > indicates that these people may lack some genes for handling liquor. It does > make some basic since. The natives of the Americas did not have alcohol > technology before the arrival of Europeans, who have been making and > consuming it for some 4000+ years. That does give them a few millennia head > start on building up tolerance for the stuff. > > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:187112 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
