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Retinal thickness (pixel 3_16)

DIRC3 · rs34183224

Strength of the evidence

2 / 4

Its strongest genetic-study result is p = 10−47, with 1 associations in the GWAS Catalog.

How this is scored

4: ClinVar disease-causing, reviewed by an expert panel or a guideline (3–4 stars). 3: ClinVar, several labs agreeing (2 stars), or a genetic study at p ≤ 10−50. 2: ClinVar from one lab (1 star), or p ≤ 10−20. 1: ClinVar submitted without criteria (0 stars), or genome-wide significance (p ≤ 5×10−8). The higher of the two counts. It says how solid the evidence is, not whether it matters for a particular person.

What the study found

Who was studied 43,148 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 1,179 Central or South Asian individuals, 1,161 African ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.63 lower (95% confidence interval 0.55-0.72); p = 1 × 10−47.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 7% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 2, band 2q35 — in an intron of DIRC3.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Retinal thickness (pixel 3_16). 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 Retinal thickness (pixel 3_16). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Retinal thickness (pixel 3_16). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs34183224

What is rs34183224?

rs34183224 is a single position in the genome, in or near the DIRC3 gene. Published research associates it with retinal thickness (pixel 3_16). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs34183224 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 rs34183224 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:39904976. 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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