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Sphingomyelin levels

PCSK9 · rs12067569

What the study found

Who was studied 115,006 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0772 lower (95% confidence interval 0.054-0.1); p = 5 × 10−11.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 97% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 1, band 1p32.3 — in an intron of PCSK9.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Sphingomyelin levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Sphingomyelin levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Sphingomyelin levels. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs12067569

What is rs12067569?

rs12067569 is a single position in the genome, in or near the PCSK9 gene. Published research associates it with sphingomyelin levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs12067569 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 rs12067569 come from?

GWAS Catalog, PLoS biology 2022, PMID:35213538. 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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