Normal allele: AA
The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism is associated with alcohol response, consumption and dependence.
Polymorphism rs1159918 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
17273965 Evidence of positive selection on a class I ADH locus.
19193628 ADH single nucleotide polymorphism associations with alcohol metabolism in vivo.
21143251 A candidate gene association study of alcohol consumption in young women.
21168396 Variation in the ADH1B proximal promoter affects expression.
21592108 Diversification of the ADH1B gene during expansion of modern humans.
23895337 Alcohol-metabolizing genes and alcohol phenotypes in an Israeli household sample.