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Alcohol consumption (drinks per week)

DRD2 · rs17601612

Where this position leads

What the study found

Who was studied 414,343 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0168 lower (95% confidence interval 0.012-0.021); p = 2 × 10⁻¹³.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 38% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 11, band 11q23.2 — in an intron of DRD2.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Alcohol consumption (drinks per week). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.

C/G One copy of the version the research linked to Alcohol consumption (drinks per week). That is a smaller link than two copies.

G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Alcohol consumption (drinks per week). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.

Source

Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

Karlsson Linnér R, Biroli P, Kong E, Meddens SFW, Wedow R, Fontana MA, Lebreton M, Tino SP, Abdellaoui A, Hammerschlag AR, Nivard MG, Okbay A

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Rietveld CA, Timshel PN, Trzaskowski M, Vlaming R, Zünd CL, Bao Y, Buzdugan L, Caplin AH, Chen CY, Eibich P, Fontanillas P, Gonzalez JR, Joshi PK, Karhunen V, Kleinman A, Levin RZ, Lill CM, Meddens GA, Muntané G, Sanchez-Roige S, Rooij FJV, Taskesen E, Wu Y, Zhang F, Auton A, Boardman JD, Clark DW, Conlin A, Dolan CC, Fischbacher U, Groenen PJF, Harris KM, Hasler G, Hofman A, Ikram MA, Jain S, Karlsson R, Kessler RC, Kooyman M, MacKillop J, Männikkö M, Morcillo-Suarez C, McQueen MB, Schmidt KM, Smart MC, Sutter M, Thurik AR, Uitterlinden AG, White J, Wit H, Yang J, Bertram L, Boomsma DI, Esko T, Fehr E, Hinds DA, Johannesson M, Kumari M, Laibson D, Magnusson PKE, Meyer MN, Navarro A, Palmer AA, Pers TH, Posthuma D, Schunk D, Stein MB, Svento R, Tiemeier H, Timmers PRHJ, Turley P, Ursano RJ, Wagner GG, Wilson JF, Gratten J, Lee JJ, Cesarini D, Benjamin DJ, Koellinger PD, Beauchamp JP

23and Me Research Team · eQTLgen Consortium · International Cannabis Consortium · Social Science Genetic Association Consortium

Nature genetics · 2019 · PMID 30643258

Questions about rs17601612

What is rs17601612?

rs17601612 is a single position in the genome, in or near the DRD2 gene. Published research associates it with alcohol consumption (drinks per week). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs17601612 linked to?

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

Does having rs17601612 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 rs17601612 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2019, PMID:30643258. 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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