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50% of Asian and about 5% of non Asian people experience an unpleasant reaction to drinking alcohol. In some people this alcohol flush reaction occurs even with a slight amount of alcohol.

This is due to a genetic variant in the ALDH2 gene. Alcohol Flush Reaction is mainly due to the inheritance of one or two copies of this ALDH2*2 genetic variant. People with alcohol flush reaction have a genetic variant affecting how their bodies break down alcohol.

Sufferers of Alcohol Flush Reaction have