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HDL cholesterol

GALNT2 · rs4846914

Where this position leads

Conditions: High Triglycerides, Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total)

rs4846914 Condition: High Triglycerides High Triglycerides Condition Condition: Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total) Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total) Condition Topic: Cholesterol and blood fats Cholesterol and blood fats Topic Topic: Blood sugar and insulin Blood sugar and insulin Topic Topic: Heart and circulation Heart and circulation Topic rs4846914 rs4846914 GALNT2

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What the study found

Who was studied 2,758 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 18,554 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.07 lower (95% confidence interval 0.05-0.09); p = 2 × 10−13.

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

Where it sits Chromosome 1, band 1q42.13 — in an intron of GALNT2.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to HDL cholesterol. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to HDL cholesterol. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to HDL cholesterol. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
Source

What people read about alongside this

Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.

Questions about rs4846914

What is rs4846914?

rs4846914 is a single position in the genome, in or near the GALNT2 gene. Published research associates it with hdl cholesterol. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs4846914 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to High Triglycerides, Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

What do people read about alongside rs4846914?

Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include cholesterol and blood fats (4 papers), blood sugar and insulin (3 papers), heart and circulation (3 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.

Does having rs4846914 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 rs4846914 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Genet 2008, PMID:18193044. 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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