rs1154460
This is a intron variant variant in the ADH7 gene.
▶Research that mentions this SNP (1)
▶Extended genetic effects of ADH cluster genes on the risk of alcohol dependence: from GWAS to replicationAssociationN=1,371Byung Lae Park et al.(2013)· Human Genetics
This GWAS and replication study in a Korean cohort identified genetic associations with alcohol dependence (AD), with the ADH gene cluster on chromosome 4q22-q23 and ALDH2 on 12q24 showing the strongest signals. The most significant finding was ADH1B rs1229984 (H47R) with p=2.63×10⁻²¹ and OR=2.35 in the replication cohort of 975 subjects. Conditional analyses revealed that ADH1B rs1229984 is likely the sole functional marker driving effects across the ADH cluster.
About ADH7
This gene encodes class IV alcohol dehydrogenase 7 mu or sigma subunit, which is a member of the alcohol dehydrogenase family. Members of this family metabolize a wide variety of substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products. The enzyme encoded by this gene is inefficient in ethanol oxidation, but is the most active as a retinol dehydrogenase; thus it may participate in the synthesis of retinoic acid, a hormone important for cellular differentiation. The expression of this gene is much more abundant in stomach than liver, thus differing from the other known gene family members. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]
View all ADH7 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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