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Body mass index

near HSD17B12 · rs2862961

Where this position leads

Conditions: Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distribution), Obesity and Body Weight

rs2862961 Condition: Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distribution) Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distri… Condition Condition: Obesity and Body Weight Obesity and Body Weight Condition rs2862961 rs2862961 near HSD17B12

What the study found

Who was studied 434,794 European ancestry female individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0224 lower (95% confidence interval 0.019-0.026); p = 6 × 10−34.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 70% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 11, band 11p11.2 — in an intron of MIR670HG.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Body mass index. 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 Body mass index. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs2862961

What is rs2862961?

rs2862961 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near HSD17B12 gene. Published research associates it with body mass index. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs2862961 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Waist-to-Hip Ratio (Body Fat Distribution), Obesity and Body Weight. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs2862961 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 rs2862961 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Hum Mol Genet 2018, PMID:30239722. 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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