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Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Leukocyte Telomere Length Modified by a Common Polymorphism of ALDH2

Authors
Shin, CholBaik, Inkyung
Issue Date
4월-2016
Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
Keywords
Telomere Length; Alcohol Consumption; ALDH2 Polymorphism
Citation
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, v.40, no.4, pp.765 - 771
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Journal Title
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume
40
Number
4
Start Page
765
End Page
771
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/89163
DOI
10.1111/acer.13005
ISSN
0145-6008
Abstract
BackgroundData on the association between alcohol consumption and telomere length, a marker of biological aging, are inconsistent. Moreover, the genetic modification of this association has been reported only rarely. To evaluate the association between alcohol consumption and leukocyte telomere length (LTL), and the effect modification of this association by a common polymorphism of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene, we conducted a cross-sectional study in a general population including 1,771 middle-aged and elderly Koreans, aged 49 to 79years. MethodsStudy participants provided blood samples between 2011 and 2012 for the LTL assay, and between 2001 and 2002 for genomewide genotyping. Between 2011 and 2012, they also completed a questionnaire-based interview regarding their alcohol consumption. We examined effect modification by rs2074356, a surrogate marker of the ALDH2 polymorphism. ResultsHeavy alcohol consumption (average daily alcohol consumption of >30g) was inversely associated with LTL only among carriers of the mutant alleles (CT and TT) of rs2074356 (p<0.01). Among these subjects, elderly drinkers in particular showed the strongest association (p<0.001). Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption on an almost daily basis was positively associated with LTL (p<0.001), and this association was significant among carriers of the wild-type allele (CC) of rs2074356 (p<0.01) but not among those with the mutant alleles. ConclusionsOur findings suggest that the potential benefit of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and the detriment of heavy alcohol consumption on biological aging may depend on ALDH2 polymorphism.
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