Who was studied 68,987 African ancestry, admixed American, East Asian ancestry, European ancestry, South Asian ancestry, Greater Middle Eastern cases, 2,391,458 African ancestry, admixed American, East Asian ancestry, European ancestry, South Asian ancestry, Greater Middle Eastern controls.
The effect
Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.174 lower (95% confidence interval 0.16-0.19); p = 9 × 10−104.
How common The A allele had a frequency of about 17% in the people studied.
Where it sits Chromosome 14, band 14q32.12 — in an intron of ITPK1.
What each result means
A/APublished research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Benign nodular goiter compared to the general population.
A/GPublished research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Benign nodular goiter.
G/GPublished research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Benign nodular goiter — no copies of the reported risk allele.
Nature genetics · 2026 · PMID 41644669 · open access
Questions about rs12431502
What is rs12431502?
rs12431502 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ITPK1 gene. Published research associates it with benign nodular goiter. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
What conditions is rs12431502 linked to?
On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Benign Nodular Goiter. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.
Does having rs12431502 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 rs12431502 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2026, PMID:41644669. 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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