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Total cholesterol levels

near MTCO3P1 · rs17206182

What the study found

Who was studied 62,209 Hispanic or Latino individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0704 lower (95% confidence interval 0.038-0.103); p = 2 × 10−13.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 89% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.32 — between genes, 8.4 kb from MTCO3P1.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Total cholesterol levels. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Total cholesterol levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Total cholesterol levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs17206182

What is rs17206182?

rs17206182 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near MTCO3P1 gene. Published research associates it with total cholesterol levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs17206182 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 rs17206182 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:40210677. 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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