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Age at natural menopause

MCM8 · rs148563363

What the study found

Who was studied 201,323 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 294,828 individuals, up to 78,317 East Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 1.22 higher (95% confidence interval 1.08-1.36); p = 2 × 10−64.

Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20p12.3 — in an intron of MCM8.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Age at natural menopause. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Age at natural menopause. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Age at natural menopause. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs148563363

What is rs148563363?

rs148563363 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MCM8 gene. Published research associates it with age at natural menopause. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs148563363 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 rs148563363 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature 2021, PMID:34349265. 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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