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LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers

ZHX3 · rs2050058

What the study found

Who was studied 56,505 European ancestry individuals, 9,870 African American individuals, 2,491 Asian ancestry individuals, 2,528 Hispanic individuals; replicated in 107,548 European ancestry individuals, 2,028 African American or Afro-Caribbean individuals, 41,240 Asian ancestry individuals, 6,622 Hispanic individuals, 1,984 Brazilian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.959 higher; p = 1 × 10−9.

Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20q12 — in an intron of ZHX3.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers. 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 LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
Source

Questions about rs2050058

What is rs2050058?

rs2050058 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ZHX3 gene. Published research associates it with ldl cholesterol levels in current drinkers. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs2050058 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 rs2050058 come from?

GWAS Catalog, American journal of epidemiology 2019, PMID:30698716. 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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