Rice responsible for Asians' alcohol flush reaction

Rice responsible for Asians' alcohol flush reaction Peer-Reviewed Publication BMC (BioMed Central) The mutation responsible for the alcohol flush reaction, an unpleasant response to alcohol that is relatively common in people of Asian descent, may have occurred following the domestication of rice. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology traced the history of the ver

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Area where a gene responsible for alcohol flushing prevails coincides the area of rice agriculture. Rice agriculture may be associated with this gene.