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Platelet count

LINC01476 · rs16943502

What the study found

Who was studied 148,623 East Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0254 lower (95% confidence interval 0.019-0.032); p = 3 × 10−13.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 47% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 17, band 17q22 — in an intron of LINC01476.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Platelet count. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/G One copy of the version the research linked to Platelet count. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Platelet count. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs16943502

What is rs16943502?

rs16943502 is a single position in the genome, in or near the LINC01476 gene. Published research associates it with platelet count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs16943502 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 rs16943502 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2021, PMID:34594039. 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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