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Plasma omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels (docosahexaenoic acid)

ELOVL2 · rs2236212

What the study found

Who was studied 8,866 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.11 % lower; p = 1 × 10−15.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p24.2 — in an intron of ELOVL2.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Plasma omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels (docosahexaenoic acid). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
C/G One copy of the version the research linked to Plasma omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels (docosahexaenoic acid). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Plasma omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels (docosahexaenoic acid). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
Source

What people read about alongside this

Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.

Questions about rs2236212

What is rs2236212?

rs2236212 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ELOVL2 gene. Published research associates it with plasma omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels (docosahexaenoic acid). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What do people read about alongside rs2236212?

Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include blood sugar and insulin (1 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.

Does having rs2236212 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 rs2236212 come from?

GWAS Catalog, PLoS Genet 2011, PMID:21829377. 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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