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Male-pattern baldness

TGFB1 · rs1800472

Where this position leads

Condition: Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness)

rs1800472 Condition: Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness) Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern… Condition rs1800472 rs1800472 TGFB1

What the study found

Who was studied 205,327 European ancestry males.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0806 lower (95% confidence interval 0.059-0.102); p = 1 × 10−13.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 2% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 19, band 19q13.2 — a missense change in TGFB1.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign/Likely benign; criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts (2 of 4 stars, 6 submitters), last evaluated 2026-02-04. ClinVar record 38903 NM_000660.7(TGFB1):c.788C>T (p.Thr263Ile)

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-19 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 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 rs1800472

What is rs1800472?

rs1800472 is a single position in the genome, in or near the TGFB1 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.

What conditions is rs1800472 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs1800472 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 rs1800472 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Commun 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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