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Brainstem volume

near CASC16 · rs4784256

What the study found

Who was studied 28,809 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 341 South East and East Asian ancestry individuals, 85 African American individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 6.82 z score higher; p = 9 × 10−12.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 40% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 16, band 16q12.2 — between genes, 128.5 kb from CASC16.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Brainstem volume. 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 Brainstem volume. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Brainstem volume. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs4784256

What is rs4784256?

rs4784256 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near CASC16 gene. Published research associates it with brainstem volume. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs4784256 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 rs4784256 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2019, PMID:31636452. 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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