Is diabetes associated with postural instability and gait difficulty in Parkinson disease?
Diabetes may contribute to postural instability and gait difficulty in Parkinson disease through mechanisms other than nigrostriatal dopaminergic denervation.
ADH1B genotype was a strong determinant of body weight in the alcoholics. The more rapid EtOH elimination associated with the ADH1B*2 allele may result in less efficient utilization of EtOH as an energy source in alcoholics.