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Retinal vascular caliber

MEF2C · rs17421627

What the study found

Who was studied 15,358 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 6,652 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 3 um higher (95% confidence interval 2.27-3.73); p = 7 × 10−16.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 8% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 5, band 5q14.3 — in an intron of MIR9-2HG.

What each result means

G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Retinal vascular caliber. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
G/T One copy of the version the research linked to Retinal vascular caliber. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Retinal vascular caliber. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs17421627

What is rs17421627?

rs17421627 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MEF2C gene. Published research associates it with retinal vascular caliber. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs17421627 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 rs17421627 come from?

GWAS Catalog, PLoS Genet 2010, PMID:21060863. 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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