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LDL cholesterol

FAM117B · rs140244541

Where this position leads

Condition: Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total)

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of LDL cholesterol — 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 LDL cholesterol.

G/G Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of LDL cholesterol compared to the general population.

Source

The impact of low-frequency and rare variants on lipid levels

Surakka I, Horikoshi M, Mägi R, Sarin AP, Mahajan A, Lagou V, Marullo L, Ferreira T, Miraglio B, Timonen S, Kettunen J, Pirinen M

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Karjalainen J, Thorleifsson G, Hägg S, Hottenga JJ, Isaacs A, Ladenvall C, Beekman M, Esko T, Ried JS, Nelson CP, Willenborg C, Gustafsson S, Westra HJ, Blades M, de Craen AJ, de Geus EJ, Deelen J, Grallert H, Hamsten A, Havulinna AS, Hengstenberg C, Houwing-Duistermaat JJ, Hyppönen E, Karssen LC, Lehtimäki T, Lyssenko V, Magnusson PK, Mihailov E, Müller-Nurasyid M, Mpindi JP, Pedersen NL, Penninx BW, Perola M, Pers TH, Peters A, Rung J, Smit JH, Steinthorsdottir V, Tobin MD, Tsernikova N, van Leeuwen EM, Viikari JS, Willems SM, Willemsen G, Schunkert H, Erdmann J, Samani NJ, Kaprio J, Lind L, Gieger C, Metspalu A, Slagboom PE, Groop L, van Duijn CM, Eriksson JG, Jula A, Salomaa V, Boomsma DI, Power C, Raitakari OT, Ingelsson E, Järvelin MR, Thorsteinsdottir U, Franke L, Ikonen E, Kallioniemi O, Pietiäinen V, Lindgren CM, Stefansson K, Palotie A, McCarthy MI, Morris AP, Prokopenko I, Ripatti S

ENGAGE Consortium

Nature genetics · 2015 · PMID 25961943

Questions about rs140244541

What is rs140244541?

rs140244541 is a single position in the genome, in or near the FAM117B gene. Published research associates it with ldl cholesterol. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs140244541 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs140244541 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 rs140244541 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Genet 2015, PMID:25961943. 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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