Standard

Height (standard GWA)

AFG1L · rs12526579

Where this position leads

Condition: Height

rs12526579 Condition: Height Height Condition rs12526579 rs12526579 AFG1L

What the study found

Who was studied 283,749 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.107 higher (95% confidence interval 0.072-0.141); p = 1 × 10−9.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6q21 — in an intron of AFG1L.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Height (standard GWA). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Height (standard GWA). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Height (standard GWA). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
Source

Questions about rs12526579

What is rs12526579?

rs12526579 is a single position in the genome, in or near the AFG1L gene. Published research associates it with height (standard gwa). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs12526579 linked to?

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

Does having rs12526579 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 rs12526579 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature human behaviour 2023, PMID:37106081. 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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