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Body fat percentage

near PSCA · rs2717609

What the study found

Who was studied 442,278 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.01 % higher; p = 4 × 10−11.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 53% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 8, band 8q24.3 — between genes, 5.1 kb from PSCA.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Body fat percentage. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/T One copy of the version the research linked to Body fat percentage. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Body fat percentage. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs2717609

What is rs2717609?

rs2717609 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near PSCA gene. Published research associates it with body fat percentage. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs2717609 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 rs2717609 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Diabetes 2021, PMID:33980691. 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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