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Blood N-acetylkynurenine (2) levels

ALMS1 · rs12104768

What the study found

Who was studied 4,759 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 1.09 higher (95% confidence interval 0.84-1.34); p = 1 × 10−17.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 6% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 2, band 2p13.1 — in an intron of ALMS1.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Blood N-acetylkynurenine (2) levels. 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 Blood N-acetylkynurenine (2) levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Blood N-acetylkynurenine (2) levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs12104768

What is rs12104768?

rs12104768 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ALMS1 gene. Published research associates it with blood n-acetylkynurenine (2) levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs12104768 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 rs12104768 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Genome biology 2026, PMID:42426908. 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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