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Red cell distribution width

IL27 · rs181203

What the study found

Who was studied 531,774 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0154 SD unit lower (95% confidence interval 0.011-0.019); p = 3 × 10−14.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 67% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 16, band 16p11.2 — in an intron of IL27.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Red cell distribution width. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/C One copy of the version the research linked to Red cell distribution width. That is a smaller link than two copies.
C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Red cell distribution width. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs181203

What is rs181203?

rs181203 is a single position in the genome, in or near the IL27 gene. Published research associates it with red cell distribution width. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs181203 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 rs181203 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Cell 2020, PMID:32888493. 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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