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Urate levels

near KCNK5 · rs12214118

What the study found

Who was studied 454,183 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0155 higher (95% confidence interval 0.011-0.02); p = 5 × 10−12.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 79% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.2 — between genes, 19.3 kb from KCNK5.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Urate levels. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Urate levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Urate levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs12214118

What is rs12214118?

rs12214118 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near KCNK5 gene. Published research associates it with urate levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs12214118 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 rs12214118 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2021, PMID:33356394. 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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