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White blood cell count

TSPO · rs138917

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What the study found

Who was studied 507,850 East Asian ancestry individuals, 420,829 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.0145 lower (95% confidence interval 0.01-0.019); p = 4 × 10⁻¹¹.

Where it sits Chromosome 22, band 22q13.2 — in an intron of TSPO.

What each result means

G/G Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of White blood cell count — no copies of the reported risk allele.

G/T Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with White blood cell count.

T/T Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of White blood cell count compared to the general population.

Source

Genome-wide association studies in a large Korean cohort identify quantitative trait loci for 36 traits and illuminate their genetic architectures

Jee YH, Wang Y, Jung KJ, Lee JY, Kimm H, Duan R, Price AL, Martin AR, Kraft P

Nature communications · 2025 · PMID 40436827 · open access

Questions about rs138917

What is rs138917?

rs138917 is a single position in the genome, in or near the TSPO gene. Published research associates it with white blood cell count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs138917 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 rs138917 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:40436827. 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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