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Male-pattern baldness

near LINC01432 · rs17739590

What the study found

Who was studied 205,327 European ancestry males.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0945 lower (95% confidence interval 0.08-0.109); p = 4 × 10−36.

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

Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20p11.22 — between genes, 18.1 kb from LINC01432.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Male-pattern baldness. 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 Male-pattern baldness. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Male-pattern baldness. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs17739590

What is rs17739590?

rs17739590 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near LINC01432 gene. Published research associates it with male-pattern baldness. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs17739590 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 rs17739590 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2018, PMID:30573740. 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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