Sensitive

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

PLCE1 · rs12263737

Where this position leads

Condition: Oesophageal Cancer

rs12263737 Condition: Oesophageal Cancer Oesophageal Cancer Condition rs12263737 rs12263737 PLCE1

What the study found

Who was studied 1,050 Han Chinese ancestry cases, 4,506 Han Chinese ancestry controls; replicated in 2,013 Chinese ancestry cases, 2,708 Chinese ancestry controls.

The effect The reported allele is A; the catalogue records no effect size ; p = 1 × 10−19.

Where it sits Chromosome 10, band 10q23.33 — in an intron of PLCE1.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign; criteria provided, single submitter (1 of 4 stars, 1 submitter), last evaluated 2018-11-12. ClinVar record 1287760 NM_016341.4(PLCE1):c.5035+191G>A

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-12 release), not a result about you. A classification describes the variant against the condition named, as laboratories submitted it. Whether a person carries this variant, and what that would mean for them, is a question for a clinical test and a genetic counsellor.

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma compared to the general population.
A/G Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
G/G Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma — no copies of the reported risk allele.
Source

Questions about rs12263737

What is rs12263737?

rs12263737 is a single position in the genome, in or near the PLCE1 gene. Published research associates it with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs12263737 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Oesophageal Cancer. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs12263737 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 rs12263737 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Science bulletin 2026, PMID:41963194. 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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