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Complement C4 levels

C4 · rs16869834

What the study found

Who was studied 3,247 European ancestry individuals, 600 African ancestry individuals, 151 East Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.44 higher (95% confidence interval 0.36-0.51); p = 8 × 10−20.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 5% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.32 — in an intron of NOTCH4.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Complement C4 levels. 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 Complement C4 levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Complement C4 levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs16869834

What is rs16869834?

rs16869834 is a single position in the genome, in or near the C4 gene. Published research associates it with complement c4 levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs16869834 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 rs16869834 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2021, PMID:33941608. 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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