Sensitive

Skin cancer

HLA-DQA1 · rs114420104

Where this position leads

Condition: Sun Sensitivity, Freckling and Skin Cancer Risk

rs114420104 Condition: Sun Sensitivity, Freckling and Skin Cancer Risk Sun Sensitivity, Freckling and Skin… Condition rs114420104 rs114420104 HLA-DQA1

What the study found

Who was studied 55,282 European ancestry cases, 260,386 European ancestry controls.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.109 lower (95% confidence interval 0.086-0.132); p = 2 × 10−22.

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

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.32 — inside HLA-DQA1.

What each result means

G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Skin cancer. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
G/T One copy of the version the research linked to Skin cancer. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Skin cancer. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
Source

Questions about rs114420104

What is rs114420104?

rs114420104 is a single position in the genome, in or near the HLA-DQA1 gene. Published research associates it with skin cancer. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs114420104 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Sun Sensitivity, Freckling and Skin Cancer Risk. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs114420104 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 rs114420104 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Science (New York, N.Y.) 2024, PMID:39024449. 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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