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White blood cell count

near HLA-B · rs1634769

What the study found

Who was studied 408,112 British individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0263 lower (95% confidence interval 0.019-0.033); p = 2 × 10−13.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 65% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.33 — between genes, 17.2 kb from HLA-B.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to White blood cell count. 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 White blood cell count. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to White blood cell count. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs1634769

What is rs1634769?

rs1634769 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near HLA-B 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 rs1634769 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 rs1634769 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Cell 2020, PMID:32888494. 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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