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Body mass index

SOX5 · rs16926778

Where this position leads

Conditions: Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distribution), Obesity and Body Weight

rs16926778 Condition: Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distribution) Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distri… Condition Condition: Obesity and Body Weight Obesity and Body Weight Condition rs16926778 rs16926778 SOX5

What the study found

Who was studied 434,794 European ancestry female individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0234 higher (95% confidence interval 0.017-0.03); p = 2 × 10−13.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 8% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 12, band 12p12.1 — in an intron of SOX5.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Body mass index. 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 Body mass index. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs16926778

What is rs16926778?

rs16926778 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SOX5 gene. Published research associates it with body mass index. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs16926778 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distribution), Obesity and Body Weight. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs16926778 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 rs16926778 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Hum Mol Genet 2018, PMID:30239722. 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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