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Solid lines are connections this site curates. Dashed lines mean the two ends share a research paper — worth knowing, and not a claim that one explains the other.
What the study found
Who was studied 32,387 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 59,082 European ancestry individuals.
The effect
Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.07 kg/m2 higher (95% confidence interval 0.01-0.13); p = 5 × 10−9.
How common The G allele had a frequency of about 34% in the people studied.
Where it sits Chromosome 11, band 11p11.2 — in an intron of MTCH2.
What each result means
A/ANo copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/GOne copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/GTwo copies of the version the research linked to Body mass index. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.
Questions about rs10838738
What is rs10838738?
rs10838738 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MTCH2 gene. Published research associates it with body mass index. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
What conditions is rs10838738 linked to?
On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Obesity and Body Weight. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.
What do people read about alongside rs10838738?
Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include blood sugar and insulin (5 papers), heart and circulation (1 papers), longevity and ageing (1 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.
Does having rs10838738 mean I will get this?
No. Common variants like this one move a probability slightly and, on their own, rarely decide anything about one person. Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and health decisions should be made with a clinician who can see your whole picture.
Where does the information about rs10838738 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Nat Genet 2008, PMID:19079261. Every variant on MyGeneLog comes from public primary sources and is published with its citation and the date it was checked.
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