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Hypothyroidism

ELMO1 · rs17259544

Where this position leads

Condition: Hypothyroidism

rs17259544 Condition: Hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism Condition rs17259544 rs17259544 ELMO1

What the study found

Who was studied 98,805 European ancestry cases, 948,186 European ancestry controls, 14,588 cases, 117,082 controls; replicated in 34,835 European ancestry cases, 492,149 European ancestry controls.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.041 higher (95% confidence interval 0.029-0.053); p = 1 × 10−10.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 17% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 7, band 7p14.1 — in an intron of ELMO1.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Hypothyroidism. 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 Hypothyroidism. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Hypothyroidism. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs17259544

What is rs17259544?

rs17259544 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ELMO1 gene. Published research associates it with hypothyroidism. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs17259544 linked to?

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

Does having rs17259544 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 rs17259544 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2025, PMID:41238958. 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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