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Life satisfaction

MSH5-SAPCD1 · rs3115672

What the study found

Who was studied 80,852 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.0154 lower (95% confidence interval 0.011-0.019); p = 5 × 10−14.

How common The T allele had a frequency of about 11% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6p21.33 — a synonymous change in MSH5.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign; criteria provided, single submitter (1 of 4 stars, 1 submitter), last evaluated 2016-03-29. ClinVar record 403110 NM_172166.4(MSH5):c.1716C>T (p.Thr572=)

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-19 release), not a result about you. A classification describes the variant against the condition named, as laboratories submitted it. Whether a person carries this variant, and what that would mean for them, is a question for a clinical test and a genetic counsellor.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Life satisfaction. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Life satisfaction. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Life satisfaction. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs3115672

What is rs3115672?

rs3115672 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MSH5-SAPCD1 gene. Published research associates it with life satisfaction. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs3115672 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 rs3115672 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Genet 2019, PMID:30643256. 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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