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Retinal thickness (functional principal component 2)

MEF2C · rs11743441

What the study found

Who was studied 43,149 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 1,179 Central or South Asian individuals, 1,161 African ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 47.6 higher (95% confidence interval 32.87-62.41); p = 3 × 10−10.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 42% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 5, band 5q14.3 — in an intron of MEF2C.

What each result means

G/G Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Retinal thickness (functional principal component 2) compared to the general population.
G/T Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Retinal thickness (functional principal component 2).
T/T Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Retinal thickness (functional principal component 2) — no copies of the reported risk allele.
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Questions about rs11743441

What is rs11743441?

rs11743441 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MEF2C gene. Published research associates it with retinal thickness (functional principal component 2). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs11743441 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 rs11743441 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:39904976. 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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