Ethanol Patch Test: A Simple and Sensitive Method for Identifying ALDH Phenotype

    April 1989 in “ Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ”
    Taro Murarnatsu, Susumu Higuchi, Kenji Shigernori, Masayoshi Saito, Mitsuo Sasao, Shoji Harada, Yosuke Shigeta, Koichi Yamada, H Muraoka, Satoshi Takagi, Katsuya Maruyarna, Hiroaki Kono
    TLDR The ethanol patch test reliably identifies ALDH phenotype.
    The ethanol patch test was conducted on 311 healthy Japanese individuals, including 237 adults and 74 children, to evaluate its effectiveness as a model for identifying the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) phenotype. The results, compared with ALDH phenotype determined by isoelectric focusing from hair root samples, showed that the ethanol patch test was a reliable indicator of the ALDH phenotype. The study discussed the potential usefulness of this test in future research.
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