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Mononucleosis

MICA · rs2596465

Where this position leads

Condition: Tonsillectomy (Throat Infection Susceptibility)

What the study found

Who was studied 17,457 European ancestry cases, 68,446 European ancestry controls.

The effect Each copy of the T allele carried 1.08 times the odds of Mononucleosis (95% confidence interval 1.06-1.09); p = 2 × 10⁻⁹.

How common The T allele had a frequency of about 47% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.33 — in an intron of LINC01149.

What each result means

C/C Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Mononucleosis — no copies of the reported risk allele.

C/T Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Mononucleosis.

T/T Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Mononucleosis compared to the general population.

Source

Genome-wide association and HLA region fine-mapping studies identify susceptibility loci for multiple common infections

Tian C, Hromatka BS, Kiefer AK, Eriksson N, Noble SM, Tung JY, Hinds DA

Nature communications · 2017 · PMID 28928442 · open access

Questions about rs2596465

What is rs2596465?

rs2596465 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MICA gene. Published research associates it with mononucleosis. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs2596465 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Tonsillectomy (Throat Infection Susceptibility). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs2596465 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 rs2596465 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Commun 2017, PMID:28928442. 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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