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Gene entry

ALDH2

aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family member

Chromosome
12
Cytoband
12q24.12
Variants (rsID)
10

ALDH2 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 12 (region 12q24.12). Its official name is “aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family member”. The reference table lists 10 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

1 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs671Drug responsesingle nucleotide variantSusceptibility to hangover|Esophageal cancer, alcohol-related, susceptibility to|Sublingual nitroglycerin, susceptibility to poor response to|Alcohol sensitivity, acute|Alcohol dependence|AMED syndrome, digenic|ethanol response - Toxicity

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.