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White blood cell count
PREX1 · rs149257976
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What the study found
Who was studied 562,243 European ancestry individuals.
The effect
Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0775 SD unit lower (95% confidence interval 0.062-0.093); p = 3 × 10−22.
How common The A allele had a frequency of about 1% in the people studied.
Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20q13.13 — in an intron of PREX1.
What each result means
A/A
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.
A/C
Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with White blood cell count.
C/C
Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of White blood cell count — no copies of the reported risk allele.
Source
Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations
Chen MH,
Raffield LM,
Mousas A,
Sakaue S,
Huffman JE,
Moscati A,
Trivedi B,
Jiang T,
Akbari P,
Vuckovic D,
Bao EL,
Zhong X
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Cell · 2020 · PMID 32888493
Questions about rs149257976
What is rs149257976?
rs149257976 is a single position in the genome, in or near the PREX1 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 rs149257976 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 rs149257976 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Cell 2020, PMID:32888493. 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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