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Height (baseline)

DDAH1 · rs138985640

Where this position leads

Condition: Height

rs138985640 Condition: Height Height Condition rs138985640 rs138985640 DDAH1

What the study found

Who was studied 405,540 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0224 higher (95% confidence interval 0.015-0.029); p = 4 × 10−10.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 97% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 1, band 1p22.3 — in an intron of DDAH1.

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Height (baseline) — no copies of the reported risk allele.
A/G Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Height (baseline).
G/G Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Height (baseline) compared to the general population.
Source

Questions about rs138985640

What is rs138985640?

rs138985640 is a single position in the genome, in or near the DDAH1 gene. Published research associates it with height (baseline). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs138985640 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 rs138985640 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 rs138985640 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:40374629. 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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