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USP44 · rs2197973

Where this position leads

Condition: Height

rs2197973 Condition: Height Height Condition rs2197973 rs2197973 USP44

What the study found

Who was studied 235,398 non-Hispanic white ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.02 higher; p = 7 × 10−12.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 46% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 12, band 12q22 — in an intron of USP44.

What each result means

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

Questions about rs2197973

What is rs2197973?

rs2197973 is a single position in the genome, in or near the USP44 gene. Published research associates it with height. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs2197973 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Height. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs2197973 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 rs2197973 come from?

GWAS Catalog, PLoS genetics 2022, PMID:35653334. 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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