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Hematocrit
MEF2C · rs165944
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What the study found
Who was studied 562,259 European ancestry individuals.
The effect
Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.0162 SD unit lower (95% confidence interval 0.012-0.02); p = 9 × 10−14.
How common The T allele had a frequency of about 76% in the people studied.
Where it sits Chromosome 5, band 5q14.3 — in an intron of MEF2C.
What each result means
C/C
Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Hematocrit — no copies of the reported risk allele.
C/T
Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Hematocrit.
T/T
Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Hematocrit compared to the general population.
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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Rotter JI,
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Spracklen CN,
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Tardif JC,
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Cell · 2020 · PMID 32888493
Questions about rs165944
What is rs165944?
rs165944 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MEF2C gene. Published research associates it with hematocrit. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
Does having rs165944 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 rs165944 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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