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Body mass index

OLA1 · rs17239055

Where this position leads

Condition: Childhood Body Mass Index

rs17239055 Condition: Childhood Body Mass Index Childhood Body Mass Index Condition rs17239055 rs17239055 OLA1

What the study found

Who was studied 650,000 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.014 lower (95% confidence interval 0.01-0.018); p = 5 × 10−14.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 61% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 2, band 2q31.1 — in an intron of OLA1.

What each result means

A/A 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.
A/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 rs17239055

What is rs17239055?

rs17239055 is a single position in the genome, in or near the OLA1 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 rs17239055 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Childhood Body Mass Index. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs17239055 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 rs17239055 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2024, PMID:39375568. 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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