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Estimated bone mineral density

near ALPL · rs1772720

What the study found

Who was studied 448,010 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.03 lower (95% confidence interval 0.024-0.036); p = 5 × 10−13.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 93% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 1, band 1p36.12 — between genes, 0.1 kb from ALPL.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Estimated bone mineral density. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Estimated bone mineral density. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Estimated bone mineral density. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs1772720

What is rs1772720?

rs1772720 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near ALPL gene. Published research associates it with estimated bone mineral density. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs1772720 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 rs1772720 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2026, PMID:42432248. 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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