Why this topic Energy drinks are the fastest-growing thing people put in their bodies.
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Variants that share a paper with this
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.
rs762551
CYP1A2
Caffeine metabolism
42 papers →rs2470893
ARID3B
Caffeine metabolism (plasma 1,7-dimethylxanthine (paraxanthine) to 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (caffeine) ratio)
9 papers →rs4410790
AGR3
Urinary albumin excretion
9 papers →rs2074356
C12orf51
Renal function-related traits (BUN)
5 papers →rs6968865
AHR
Coffee consumption
4 papers →rs671
ALDH2
Alcohol flush reaction
3 papers →rs12931267
MC1R
Hair color
2 papers →rs1495741
NAT2
Triglycerides
2 papers →rs10401969
NCAN
LDL cholesterol
1 paper →rs1047891
CPS1
Plasma homocysteine levels (post-methionine load test)
1 paper →rs11066015
ACAD10
Esophageal cancer
1 paper →rs11676272
ADCY3
Body mass index
1 paper →rs12229654
MYL2
Alcohol consumption
1 paper →rs141640975
CUBN
Urinary albumin excretion
1 paper →rs1421085
FTO
Obesity
1 paper →rs17367504
NPPA
Systolic blood pressure
1 paper →rs1800437
GIPR
Obesity
1 paper →rs1803274
BCHE
Cardiovascular disease risk factors
1 paper →rs301
LPL
Metabolic syndrome (bivariate traits)
1 paper →rs356219
SNCA
Parkinson's disease
1 paper →rs429358
APOE
Lewy body disease
1 paper →rs5215
KCNJ11
Type 2 diabetes
1 paper →rs6834314
HSD17B13
Liver enzyme levels (alanine transaminase)
1 paper →rs780094
GCKR
Uric acid levels
1 paper →rs7800944
MLXIPL
Coffee consumption (cups per day)
1 paper →rs9364554
SLC22A3
Prostate cancer
1 paper →rs9389269
HBS1L
Red blood cell traits
1 paper →How this was counted
Europe PMC, title and abstract only, searched for “caffeine consumption”, “caffeine metabolism”, “coffee consumption” alongside each published rsID. Full text was not counted: it returns every paper with an rsID buried in a supplementary table. Recounted monthly.
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Questions about Caffeine and energy drinks
What is Caffeine and energy drinks?
Caffeine and energy drinks is this site's topic page for caffeine genetics — the most-consumed drug on earth, and one that different people metabolise at wildly different speeds.
Does genetics explain why caffeine affects some people more than others?
Partly — caffeine metabolism speed does vary by genotype, which is why the same cup keeps one person up and barely touches another. A variant here is a co-mention with that research, not a personal caffeine-sensitivity score.
Why is caffeine and energy drinks a topic on this site now?
Energy drinks are the fastest-growing thing people put in their bodies, which is what earned caffeine metabolism a page of its own this year.
How does this site decide which variants are linked to caffeine and energy drinks?
Europe PMC is searched for caffeine consumption, caffeine metabolism or coffee consumption appearing in a paper's title or abstract alongside a published rsID, recounted every month.