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Potassium

The association is established; acting on it is not advised

39 positions in the genome linked to how much potassium is in the blood. They explain part of why levels differ between people; they do not say what to take.

What this supplement connects to

What this page holds

39 positions in the genome that published studies have linked to how much potassium is in the blood, from 2 studies. The genes named most often: SLC25A37, SLC12A3, FBN2, DACH1, FAM53B, KCNK3.

What it means, and what it does not

These positions explain part of why two people eating the same food can have different potassium levels. They do not say whether anyone should take Potassium, or how much. A blood level is measured by a test, and no guideline sets a dose from a gene result.

This is for learning, not medical advice. Ask a doctor or pharmacist before starting a supplement, especially alongside other medicines.

Sources

Papers, with their authors
Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program
Verma A, Huffman JE, Rodriguez A, Conery M, Liu M, Ho YL, Kim Y, Heise DA, Guare L, Panickan VA, Garcon H, Linares F
and 59 more — show all
Costa L, Goethert I, Tipton R, Honerlaw J, Davies L, Whitbourne S, Cohen J, Posner DC, Sangar R, Murray M, Wang X, Dochtermann DR, Devineni P, Shi Y, Nandi TN, Assimes TL, Brunette CA, Carroll RJ, Clifford R, Duvall S, Gelernter J, Hung A, Iyengar SK, Joseph J, Kember R, Kranzler H, Kripke CM, Levey D, Luoh SW, Merritt VC, Overstreet C, Deak JD, Grant SFA, Polimanti R, Roussos P, Shakt G, Sun YV, Tsao N, Venkatesh S, Voloudakis G, Justice A, Begoli E, Ramoni R, Tourassi G, Pyarajan S, Tsao P, O'Donnell CJ, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Casas JP, Bick AG, Zhou W, Cai T, Voight BF, Cho K, Gaziano JM, Madduri RK, Damrauer S, Liao KP
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2024 · PMID 39024449 · open access
Genetic architecture of routinely acquired blood tests in a British South Asian cohort
Jacobs BM, Stow D, Hodgson S, Zöllner J, Samuel M, Kanoni S, Bidi S, Walter K, Langenberg C, Dobson R, Finer S, Morton C
and 5 more — show all
Siddiqui MK, Martin HC, Pietzner M, Mathur R, van Heel DA
Genes & Health Research Team
Nature communications · 2024 · PMID 39414775 · open access

Official information

How much to take, what too much does and what it interacts with — the questions a gene does not answer — are on the government pages below.

Questions about Potassium

What is Potassium?

Potassium is sold as a dietary supplement (mineral). This page lists the 39 positions in the genome that research has linked to its blood level.

Do my genes decide my potassium level?

Partly. 39 positions from 2 studies are linked to it, each with a small effect; diet, health and medicines matter too. A blood test measures the level itself.

Should I take Potassium because of a gene result?

No guideline sets a supplement or a dose from these positions. Decide with a doctor or pharmacist, from a measured level where one is relevant.

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