One of the few places where a single variant is visible in the mirror.
Why this topic Drinking less is now a stated identity, not just a decision.
Counted in Europe PMC, where the title or abstract names both this topic and that rsID. The number is papers, not evidence of a cause.
ADH1B
Alcohol metabolism speed
100 papers →ALDH2
Alcohol flush reaction
84 papers →OPRM1
Opioid receptor sensitivity
36 papers →MTHFR
Folate metabolism (MTHFR C677T)
17 papers →BDNF
Smoking behavior
15 papers →MTHFR
Folate metabolism (MTHFR A1298C)
6 papers →TAS2R38
Bitter taste perception (TAS2R38 position 296)
4 papers →TAS2R38
Bitter taste perception (TAS2R38 position 262)
4 papers →TAS2R38
Bitter taste perception (PTC/PROP tasting)
4 papers →FTO
Obesity
3 papers →HFE
Iron overload risk (hereditary hemochromatosis)
3 papers →PITX2
Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter
2 papers →HFE
Iron overload risk (HFE H63D)
2 papers →GC
Vitamin D levels
2 papers →CETP
HDL cholesterol
2 papers →F5
Blood clotting risk (Factor V Leiden)
2 papers →CHRNA5
Lung cancer
2 papers →CHRNA3
Smoking behavior
1 paper →IL23R
Crohn's disease
1 paper →ATP2B1
Blood pressure
1 paper →CXCL12
Myocardial infarction (early onset)
1 paper →GIPR
Obesity
1 paper →ECHDC1
Breast cancer
1 paper →KCNQ1
Type 2 diabetes
1 paper →PSCA
Bladder cancer
1 paper →APOE
LDL cholesterol
1 paper →SLC4A7
Breast cancer
1 paper →MCM6 / LCT
Lactose tolerance
1 paper →DUSP10
Colorectal cancer
1 paper →CYP1A2
Caffeine metabolism
1 paper →FTO
Type 2 diabetes
1 paper →IL29
Chronic hepatitis C infection
1 paper →Europe PMC, title and abstract only, searched for “alcohol flushing”, “alcohol consumption”, “alcohol use disorder”, “alcohol dependence” alongside each published rsID. Full text was not counted: it returns every paper with an rsID buried in a supplementary table. Recounted monthly.