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Red blood cell count

ESR2 · rs28418648

What the study found

Who was studied 153,950 Korean ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0355 higher (95% confidence interval 0.026-0.045); p = 1 × 10−12.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 8% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 14, band 14q23.2 — in the 3′ untranslated region of ESR2.

What each result means

C/C Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Red blood cell count compared to the general population.
C/T Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Red blood cell count.
T/T Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Red blood cell count — no copies of the reported risk allele.
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Questions about rs28418648

What is rs28418648?

rs28418648 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ESR2 gene. Published research associates it with red blood cell count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs28418648 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 rs28418648 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:40436827. 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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