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Platelet count

near SLK · rs4630221

What the study found

Who was studied 145,648 East Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0449 SD units lower (95% confidence interval 0.031-0.059); p = 2 × 10−10.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 92% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 10, band 10q24.33 — between genes, 6.8 kb from SLK.

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Platelet count — no copies of the reported risk allele.
A/G Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Platelet count.
G/G Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Platelet count compared to the general population.
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Questions about rs4630221

What is rs4630221?

rs4630221 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near SLK gene. Published research associates it with platelet count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs4630221 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 rs4630221 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Cell 2020, PMID:32888493. 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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