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Low-density lipoprotein levels (MTAG)

BABAM2 · rs4666042

Strength of the evidence

2 / 4

Its strongest genetic-study result is p = 10−33, with 3 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 361,194 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0192 higher (95% confidence interval 0.016-0.022); p = 3 × 10−33.

Where it sits Chromosome 2, band 2p23.2 — in an intron of BABAM2.

How common each version is

AG
Korean KRGDB
A 34.1% · G 65.9%
Korean Korea4K
A 34.9% · G 65.1%
Korean Korea1K
A 35.5% · G 64.5%
Japanese ToMMo
A 26.6% · G 73.4%
Vietnamese
A 48.6% · G 51.4%
World gnomAD
A 72.2% · G 27.8%
World 1000 Genomes
A 65.3% · G 34.7%
World TOPMed
A 72.7% · G 27.3%

The share of all copies of this position that are each version. Source: the population studies published in dbSNP (US NCBI); each row names its study.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Low-density lipoprotein levels (MTAG). 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 Low-density lipoprotein levels (MTAG). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Low-density lipoprotein levels (MTAG). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs4666042

What is rs4666042?

rs4666042 is a single position in the genome, in or near the BABAM2 gene. Published research associates it with low-density lipoprotein levels (mtag). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs4666042 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 rs4666042 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2022, PMID:36376304. 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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Low-density lipoprotein levels (MTAG) (rs4666042). MyGeneLog™. https://www.mygenelog.com/variants/rs4666042

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