As I understand it, a large proportion of lymphoma patients have alcohol
intolerance, but of patients with alcohol intolerance, only a small
proportion have lymphoma.
Steve Holding,
Principal Scientist,
Immunology,
Hull Royal Infirmary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Kilpatrick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Mike Hallworth" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: "ACB Mailbase" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: Sensitivity to alcohol
> I was always taught that alcohol 'intolerance' like this = lymphoma unless
> proven otherwise.
>
> Eric Kilpatrick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Hallworth <[log in to unmask]>
> To: mailbase <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 9:56 AM
> Subject: Sensitivity to alcohol
>
>
> > I've just seen a 23 year old lady sent up by her GP because of her
> abnormal
> > reactions to alcohol. This is not the usual flushing-type reaction, but
> > what sounds like a severe conventional 'hangover' (severe headache,
> nausea,
> > vomiting) the day after ingestion of small amounts of alcohol (e.g. 1
> glass
> > sherry or 1 pint Guinness).
> >
> > The GP had asked for alcohol dehydrogenase levels, but presumably that
> > would need to be done on liver/gut tissue. Does anyone offer ADH genetic
> > analysis for polymorphisms in the ADH2 and 3 loci? Any other bright
ideas?
> >
> > Mike Hallworth
> > Biochemistry, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
> >
>
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