TIL people with red hair may need up to 20% more anesthesia. This is because of MCR1 mutation.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

TIL people with red hair may need up to 20% more anesthesia. This is because of MCR1 mutation.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Anesthetic Requirement is Increased in Redheads

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Background: Age and body temperature alter inhalational anesthetic requirement; however, no human genotype is associated with inhalational anesthetic requirement. There is an anecdotal impression that anesthetic requirement is increased in redheads. ...

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