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Mitochondrial DNA levels

LINC01478 · rs16978036

What the study found

Who was studied 295,150 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.0262 higher (95% confidence interval 0.019-0.034); p = 1 × 10−11.

How common The T allele had a frequency of about 15% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 18, band 18q12.3 — in an intron of LINC01478.

What each result means

G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Mitochondrial DNA levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
G/T One copy of the version the research linked to Mitochondrial DNA levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Mitochondrial DNA levels. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs16978036

What is rs16978036?

rs16978036 is a single position in the genome, in or near the LINC01478 gene. Published research associates it with mitochondrial dna levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs16978036 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 rs16978036 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Human genetics 2021, PMID:33385171. 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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