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Red blood cell count

near IL9RP3 · rs1088639

What the study found

Who was studied up to 7,526 African ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.32 lower; p = 2 × 10−10.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 89% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 16, band 16p13.3 — between genes, 2.7 kb from IL9RP3.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Red blood cell count. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/G One copy of the version the research linked to Red blood cell count. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Red blood cell count. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs1088639

What is rs1088639?

rs1088639 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near IL9RP3 gene. Published research associates it with red blood cell count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs1088639 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 rs1088639 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Cell 2019, PMID:31675503. 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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