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Reticulocyte count

ALAD · rs1800435

What the study found

Who was studied 408,112 British individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0294 higher (95% confidence interval 0.021-0.038); p = 9 × 10−12.

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

Where it sits Chromosome 9, band 9q32 — a missense change in ALAD.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign/Likely benign for ALAD*1/ALAD*2 POLYMORPHISM, Porphobilinogen synthase deficiency; criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts (2 of 4 stars, 8 submitters), last evaluated 2026-01-28. ClinVar record 16864 NM_000031.6(ALAD):c.177G>C (p.Lys59Asn)

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

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Reticulocyte count. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/G One copy of the version the research linked to Reticulocyte count. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Reticulocyte count. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs1800435

What is rs1800435?

rs1800435 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ALAD gene. Published research associates it with reticulocyte count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs1800435 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 rs1800435 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Cell 2020, PMID:32888494. 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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