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Ceramide (d20:1/24:1) levels

SPTLC3 · rs12479691

What the study found

Who was studied 6,057 European ancestry individuals.

The effect The reported allele is T; the catalogue records no effect size ; p = 3 × 10−10.

Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20p12.1 — in an intron of SPTLC3.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Ceramide (d20:1/24:1) levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Ceramide (d20:1/24:1) levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Ceramide (d20:1/24:1) 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 rs12479691

What is rs12479691?

rs12479691 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SPTLC3 gene. Published research associates it with ceramide (d20:1/24:1) levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs12479691 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 rs12479691 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2022, PMID:35668104. 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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