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Who was studied 170,641 European ancestry individuals.
The effect
Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0431 lower (95% confidence interval 0.036-0.05); p = 4 × 10−31.
How common The G allele had a frequency of about 58% in the people studied.
Where it sits Chromosome 16, band 16q24.3 — between genes, 7 kb from PIEZO1.
What each result means
G/GPublished research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Reticulocyte count compared to the general population.
G/TPublished research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Reticulocyte count.
T/TPublished research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Reticulocyte count — no copies of the reported risk allele.
rs2968478 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near PIEZO1 gene. Published research associates it with reticulocyte count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
What conditions is rs2968478 linked to?
On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Blood Cell Counts. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.
Does having rs2968478 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 rs2968478 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Cell 2016, PMID:27863252. 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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