rs1799971(G;G)
More pain
- Magnitude
- 2.6Worth knowing
- Repute
- Bad
- Frequency
- 7%Average of 11 populations
- On SNPedia
- rs1799971(G;G)
- Gene
- OPRM1
Frequency
Share of people with G;G in each HapMap population.
- Japanese (Tokyo)23%
- Chinese (Denver)17%
- Gujarati Indian14%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)12%
- Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)3%
- Tuscan2%
- European ancestry (Utah)2%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)0%
- African ancestry (Southwest US)0%
- Luhya (Kenya)0%
- Maasai (Kenya)0%
Other genotypes of rs1799971
Notes
From SNPedia
blog.23andme.com associated with needing more morphine for pain relief after surgery and heightened responses to social rejection. stronger cravings for alcohol; if alcoholic, naltrexone treatment 2x more successful
Related
Source and license
Adapted from rs1799971(G;G) 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.
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