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Body mass index

LRP1B · rs2121279

Where this position leads

Conditions: Childhood Body Mass Index, Obesity and Body Weight

rs2121279 Condition: Childhood Body Mass Index Childhood Body Mass Index Condition Condition: Obesity and Body Weight Obesity and Body Weight Condition rs2121279 rs2121279 LRP1B

What the study found

Who was studied up to 104,666 European ancestry male individuals, up to 132,115 European ancestry female individuals, 370 African American male individuals, 517 African American female individuals, 512 Hispanic male individuals, 764 Hispanic female individuals; replicated in up to 48,274 European ancestry male individuals, up to 39,864 European ancestry female individuals, 2,441 African American or Afro-Caribbean male individuals, 6,314 African American or Afro-Caribbean female individuals, 919 Filipino male individuals, 828 Filipino female individuals, 205 Seychellois male individuals, 287 Seychellois female individuals, 2,964 South Asian ancestry male individuals, 658 South Asian ancestry female individuals.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.025 kg/m2 higher (95% confidence interval 0.016-0.033); p = 2 × 10−8.

How common The T allele had a frequency of about 15% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 2, band 2q22.2 — between genes, 154.7 kb from LRP1B.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Body mass index. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs2121279

What is rs2121279?

rs2121279 is a single position in the genome, in or near the LRP1B gene. Published research associates it with body mass index. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs2121279 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Childhood Body Mass Index, Obesity and Body Weight. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs2121279 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 rs2121279 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature 2015, PMID:25673413. 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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