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Red blood cell count

HLA-B · rs116812356

Where this position leads

Drugs: Abacavir, Allopurinol, Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine

What the study found

Who was studied 408,112 British individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.03 higher (95% confidence interval 0.022-0.038); p = 1 × 10⁻¹³.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 8% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.33 — in an intron of HLA-B.

What each result means

C/C 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.

C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Red blood cell count. That is a smaller link than two copies.

T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Red blood cell count. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.

Source

The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases

Vuckovic D, Bao EL, Akbari P, Lareau CA, Mousas A, Jiang T, Chen MH, Raffield LM, Tardaguila M, Huffman JE, Ritchie SC, Megy K

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Cell · 2020 · PMID 32888494 · open access

Questions about rs116812356

What is rs116812356?

rs116812356 is a single position in the genome, in or near the HLA-B 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 rs116812356 affect how medicines work?

HLA-B carries pharmacogenomic findings for Abacavir, Allopurinol, Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine. That is educational information, not a prescription or a dosing guide. Any decision to start, stop or change a medicine belongs with the clinician or pharmacist managing your treatment.

Does having rs116812356 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 rs116812356 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Cell 2020, PMID:32888494. 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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