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Brain age gap derived from combined gray and white matter

near ZFAND2A-DT · rs1543985

What the study found

Who was studied 54,890 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.116 years higher (95% confidence interval 0.075-0.157); p = 3 × 10−8.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 36% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 7, band 7p22.3 — between genes, 7.9 kb from ZFAND2A-DT.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Brain age gap derived from combined gray and white matter. 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 Brain age gap derived from combined gray and white matter. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Brain age gap derived from combined gray and white matter. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs1543985

What is rs1543985?

rs1543985 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near ZFAND2A-DT gene. Published research associates it with brain age gap derived from combined gray and white matter. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs1543985 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 rs1543985 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature aging 2025, PMID:41044200. 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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