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Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 levels

PNPO · rs17679445

What the study found

Who was studied 3,506 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 1.29 lower (95% confidence interval 1.21-1.37); p = 8 × 10−196.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 7% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 17, band 17q21.32 — a missense change in PNPO.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign/Likely benign for Pyridoxal phosphate-responsive seizures, Inborn genetic diseases; criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts (2 of 4 stars, 12 submitters), last evaluated 2026-02-04. ClinVar record 129981 NM_018129.4(PNPO):c.347G>A (p.Arg116Gln)

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-12 release), not a result about you. A classification describes the variant against the condition named, as laboratories submitted it. Whether a person carries this variant, and what that would mean for them, is a question for a clinical test and a genetic counsellor.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 levels. 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 Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs17679445

What is rs17679445?

rs17679445 is a single position in the genome, in or near the PNPO gene. Published research associates it with keratin, type i cytoskeletal 18 levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs17679445 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 rs17679445 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2024, PMID:39528825. 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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