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Standing height (UKB data field 50)

near ZFAT · rs13272908

Where this position leads

Condition: Height

rs13272908 Condition: Height Height Condition rs13272908 rs13272908 near ZFAT

What the study found

Who was studied 394,642 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0138 lower (95% confidence interval 0.011-0.017); p = 3 × 10−20.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 85% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 8, band 8q24.22 — between genes, 14 kb from ZFAT.

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Standing height (UKB data field 50) compared to the general population.
A/G Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Standing height (UKB data field 50).
G/G Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Standing height (UKB data field 50) — no copies of the reported risk allele.
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Questions about rs13272908

What is rs13272908?

rs13272908 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near ZFAT gene. Published research associates it with standing height (ukb data field 50). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs13272908 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 rs13272908 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 rs13272908 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2025, PMID:39789286. 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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