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People of East Asian descent have a genetic predisposition to alcohol flushing
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Multiple genetic studies confirm that a significant portion of individuals of East Asian descent carry variants of the ALDH2 gene (such as rs671) that impair acetaldehyde metabolism and directly cause the alcohol flushing response.

Evidence for · 3
Glu504Lys Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Gene and the Risk of Human Diseases
2015 · cited by 36
States that the Glu504Lys SNP of the ALDH2 gene is found in approximately 40% of East Asian populations and causes defective enzyme activity leading to the alcohol-induced flushing syndrome.
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that people of East Asian descent have a genetic predisposition to alcohol flushing, specifically detailing the high prevalence of the ALDH2 Glu504Lys (rs671) polymorphism and its role in causing facial flushing upon alcohol consumption. No papers refute this proposition.

More for · 2
Genetic influences on alcohol flushing in East Asian populations
2023 · cited by 19
Confirms through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis in East Asian populations that ALDH2 and ADH1B variants are strongly associated with alcohol flushing.
Uncovering newly identified aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 genetic variants that lead to acetaldehyde accumulation after an alcohol challenge
2024 · cited by 17
Notes that an inactive genetic variant in ALDH2 (rs671) triggers an alcohol flushing response due to acetaldehyde accumulation in East Asian descendants.
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  1. Genetics of substance use disorders in the era of big data.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  2. Glu504Lys Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Gene and the Risk of Human Diseasespeer-reviewedsupports
  3. ALDH2 polymorphism and myocardial infarction: From alcohol metabolism to redox regulation.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  4. Genetic influences on response to alcohol and response to pharmacotherapies for alcoholism.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Genetic Influences on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Genetic influences on alcohol flushing in East Asian populationspeer-reviewedsupports
  7. ALDH2 polymorphism, alcohol intake and the attributable burden of cancer in East Asia: systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Uncovering newly identified aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 genetic variants that lead to acetaldehyde accumulation after an alcohol challengepeer-reviewedsupports
  9. Genetic Polymorphisms of ALDH2 and ADH1B in Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury: Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation and Disease Progression in East Asian Populationspeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Positive selection acts on regulatory genetic variants in populations of European ancestry that affect ALDH2 gene expression.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Associations of the ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism and alcohol intake with early-onset gout in a Chinese male cohort.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Gene Polymorphism and Alcohol Consumption Are Associated With Nephrolithiasis in a Chinese Population.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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judged → SUPPORTED · 8506 Aug 2026
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