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Urate levels

SPP1 · rs188917216

What the study found

Who was studied 288,649 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.143 mg/dL lower (95% confidence interval 0.098-0.189); p = 6 × 10−10.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 99% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 4, band 4q22.1 — between genes, 23.9 kb from SPP1.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Urate levels. 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 Urate levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Urate levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs188917216

What is rs188917216?

rs188917216 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SPP1 gene. Published research associates it with urate levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs188917216 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 rs188917216 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2019, PMID:31578528. 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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