ALDH2
10 SNPs in the ALDH2 gene, 1 with a genotype of magnitude 2 or higher.
- Type
- Gene
- SNPs
- 10
- Notable
- 1Magnitude 2 or higher
- Well documented
- 2
- Genosets
- 0
ALDH2 SNPs
Every genotype, as shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
- rs671Very important
- A;AAsian Flusher; increased risk of esophageal cancer; East Asian ancestry; Disulfiram not effective for alcoholism.Bad
- A;GAsian Flush; worse hangovers; increased risk of esophageal cancer; East Asian ancestry; Disulfiram probably not effective for alcoholism.Bad
- G;GAlcohol Flush: Normal, doesn't flush. Normal hangovers. Normal risk of Alcoholism. Normal risk of Esophageal Cancer. Disulfiram is effective for alcoholism.Good
- rs16941667Typical
No matches.
Related
Other SNPs
No notable genotype or detailed notes
Source and license
Adapted from ALDH2 on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.
SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.