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Bone marrow fat fraction of lumbar vertebra 4

MKRN2 · rs1962515

What the study found

Who was studied 39,121 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.071 higher (95% confidence interval 0.057-0.085); p = 6 × 10−23.

Where it sits Chromosome 3, band 3p25.2 — in an intron of MKRN2.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Bone marrow fat fraction of lumbar vertebra 4. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Bone marrow fat fraction of lumbar vertebra 4. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Bone marrow fat fraction of lumbar vertebra 4. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs1962515

What is rs1962515?

rs1962515 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MKRN2 gene. Published research associates it with bone marrow fat fraction of lumbar vertebra 4. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs1962515 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 rs1962515 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:40796918. 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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