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Acylcarnitine (18:0) levels

near SLC22A16 · rs2520573

What the study found

Who was studied 4,492 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.176 higher (95% confidence interval 0.13-0.22); p = 2 × 10−14.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6q21 — between genes, 45.8 kb from SLC22A16.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Acylcarnitine (18:0) levels. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Acylcarnitine (18:0) levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Acylcarnitine (18:0) levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs2520573

What is rs2520573?

rs2520573 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near SLC22A16 gene. Published research associates it with acylcarnitine (18:0) levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs2520573 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 rs2520573 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2022, PMID:35668104. 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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