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Conditions

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ALDH2 Deficiency (Alcohol Flush Reaction) A common East Asian genetic variant that leaves the body unable to fully break down a toxic alcohol byproduct, causing facial flushing and,…

Variants

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rs1229984 ADH1B — Alcohol metabolism speed

Topics

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Infection and immunity Whether an infection passes or stays is decided as much by the host as by the microbe — and the host genes that decide it are usually the o… Liver The organ people only think about when a blood test comes back odd. Two of its commonest numbers are partly inherited, which is why a raise… Fertility Genetics has a great deal to say about the timing of reproduction across populations and almost nothing to say to one person trying to conceive. Alcohol and the flush One of the few places where a single variant is visible in the mirror. Exercise and muscle The "sprinter gene" is the most oversold result in consumer genetics. Allergies Allergy runs in families and rose too fast for genes to explain. Both of those are true, and holding them together is the whole subject.