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Waist-hip index

CPA1 · rs2239606

Strength of the evidence

1 / 4

Its strongest genetic-study result is p = 10−8, with 2 associations in the GWAS Catalog.

How this is scored

4: ClinVar disease-causing, reviewed by an expert panel or a guideline (3–4 stars). 3: ClinVar, several labs agreeing (2 stars), or a genetic study at p ≤ 10−50. 2: ClinVar from one lab (1 star), or p ≤ 10−20. 1: ClinVar submitted without criteria (0 stars), or genome-wide significance (p ≤ 5×10−8). The higher of the two counts. It says how solid the evidence is, not whether it matters for a particular person.

What the study found

Who was studied 186,825 British ancestry men.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0174 lower (95% confidence interval 0.011-0.024); p = 3 × 10−8.

Where it sits Chromosome 7, band 7q32.2 — in an intron of CPA1.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign; criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts (2 of 4 stars, 2 submitters), last evaluated 2018-11-10. ClinVar record 1259346 NM_001868.4(CPA1):c.1072+131A>G

Change history MyGeneLog™ keeps a copy of every weekly release from 2026-10-19 and compares them. This position's classification has not changed since.

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-19 release), not a result about you. A classification describes the variant against the condition named, as laboratories submitted it. Whether a person carries this variant, and what that would mean for them, is a question for a clinical test and a genetic counsellor.

How common each version is

AG
Korean KRGDB
A 35.7% · G 64.3%
Korean Korea4K
A 36.2% · G 63.8%
Korean Korea1K
A 36.1% · G 63.9%
Japanese ToMMo
A 33.9% · G 66.1%
Vietnamese
A 42.5% · G 57.5%
World gnomAD
A 52.1% · G 47.9%
World 1000 Genomes
A 47.5% · G 52.5%
World TOPMed
A 51.7% · G 48.3%

The share of all copies of this position that are each version. Source: the population studies published in dbSNP (US NCBI); each row names its study.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Waist-hip index. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Waist-hip index. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to Waist-hip 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 rs2239606

What is rs2239606?

rs2239606 is a single position in the genome, in or near the CPA1 gene. Published research associates it with waist-hip index. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs2239606 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 rs2239606 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Scientific reports 2021, PMID:34021172. 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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