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Height

AFF1 · rs236985

Where this position leads

Condition: Height

rs236985 Condition: Height Height Condition rs236985 rs236985 AFF1

What the study found

Who was studied 455,180 Hispanic or Latin American individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0134 lower (95% confidence interval 0.0091-0.0177); p = 1 × 10−9.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 64% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 4, band 4q21.3 — in an intron of AFF1.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Height. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Height. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G 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.
Source

Questions about rs236985

What is rs236985?

rs236985 is a single position in the genome, in or near the AFF1 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 rs236985 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 rs236985 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 rs236985 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature 2022, PMID:36224396. 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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