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Gene entry

OPRM1

opioid receptor mu 1

Chromosome
6
Cytoband
6q25.2
Variants (rsID)
61

OPRM1 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6q25.2). Its official name is “opioid receptor mu 1”. The reference table lists 61 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

4 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs540825Drug responsemissense_variantMental Depression|Major Depressive Disorder|Depression|Opioid Addiction
  • rs562859Drug responsesynonymous_variantOpioid Addiction
  • rs675026Drug responsesynonymous_variant
  • rs1799971Uncertain significancesingle nucleotide variantOpioid dependence, susceptibility to, 1|Tramadol response

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.