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Telomere length (principal component 1)

MTMR8 · rs150038022

What the study found

Who was studied 438,351 Non-Finnish European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0758 lower (95% confidence interval 0.057-0.095); p = 2 × 10−15.

Where it sits Chromosome X, band Xq11.2 — in an intron of MTMR8.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Telomere length (principal component 1). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
C/G One copy of the version the research linked to Telomere length (principal component 1). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Telomere length (principal component 1). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs150038022

What is rs150038022?

rs150038022 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MTMR8 gene. Published research associates it with telomere length (principal component 1). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs150038022 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 rs150038022 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2024, PMID:39192095. 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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