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HDL cholesterol

LCAT · rs16942887

Where this position leads

Condition: Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total)

What the study found

Who was studied 99,900 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 1.27 mg/dL higher (95% confidence interval 1.05-1.49); p = 8 × 10⁻³³.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 12% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 16, band 16q22.1 — in an intron of PSKH1.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to HDL cholesterol. 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 HDL cholesterol. That is a smaller link than two copies.

G/G No copy of the version the research linked to HDL cholesterol. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.

Source

Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

Teslovich TM, Musunuru K, Smith AV, Edmondson AC, Stylianou IM, Koseki M, Pirruccello JP, Ripatti S, Chasman DI, Willer CJ, Johansen CT, Fouchier SW

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Nature · 2010 · PMID 20686565 · open access

What people read about alongside this

Cholesterol and blood fats2 Heart and circulation2

Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.

Questions about rs16942887

What is rs16942887?

rs16942887 is a single position in the genome, in or near the LCAT gene. Published research associates it with hdl cholesterol. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs16942887 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

What do people read about alongside rs16942887?

Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include cholesterol and blood fats (2 papers), heart and circulation (2 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.

Does having rs16942887 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 rs16942887 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature 2010, PMID:20686565. 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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