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Keratoconus
KLF5 · rs17285550
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What each result means
A/A
Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Keratoconus compared to the general population. (GWAS Catalog, Commun Biol 2021, PMID:33649486)
A/G
Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Keratoconus. (GWAS Catalog, Commun Biol 2021, PMID:33649486)
G/G
Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Keratoconus — no copies of the reported risk allele. (GWAS Catalog, Commun Biol 2021, PMID:33649486)
Source
A multi-ethnic genome-wide association study implicates collagen matrix integrity and cell differentiation pathways in keratoconus
Hardcastle AJ,
Liskova P,
Bykhovskaya Y,
McComish BJ,
Davidson AE,
Inglehearn CF,
Li X,
Choquet H,
Habeeb M,
Lucas SEM,
Sahebjada S,
Pontikos N
and 50 more — show all
Lopez KER,
Khawaja AP,
Ali M,
Dudakova L,
Skalicka P,
Van Dooren BTH,
Geerards AJM,
Haudum CW,
Faro VL,
Tenen A,
Simcoe MJ,
Patasova K,
Yarrand D,
Yin J,
Siddiqui S,
Rice A,
Farraj LA,
Chen YI,
Rahi JS,
Krauss RM,
Theusch E,
Charlesworth JC,
Szczotka-Flynn L,
Toomes C,
Meester-Smoor MA,
Richardson AJ,
Mitchell PA,
Taylor KD,
Melles RB,
Aldave AJ,
Mills RA,
Cao K,
Chan E,
Daniell MD,
Wang JJ,
Rotter JI,
Hewitt AW,
MacGregor S,
Klaver CCW,
Ramdas WD,
Craig JE,
Iyengar SK,
O'Brart D,
Jorgenson E,
Baird PN,
Rabinowitz YS,
Burdon KP,
Hammond CJ,
Tuft SJ,
Hysi PG
Communications biology · 2021 · PMID 33649486 · open access
Questions about rs17285550
What is rs17285550?
rs17285550 is a single position in the genome, in or near the KLF5 gene. Published research associates it with keratoconus. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
Does having rs17285550 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 rs17285550 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Commun Biol 2021, PMID:33649486. 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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