Standard

Height (baseline)

MGA · rs536975973

Where this position leads

Condition: Height

rs536975973 Condition: Height Height Condition rs536975973 rs536975973 MGA

What the study found

Who was studied 405,540 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0261 lower (95% confidence interval 0.018-0.035); p = 1 × 10−9.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 98% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 15, band 15q15.1 — in an intron of MGA.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Height (baseline). 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 Height (baseline). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Height (baseline). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
Source

Questions about rs536975973

What is rs536975973?

rs536975973 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MGA gene. Published research associates it with height (baseline). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs536975973 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Height. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs536975973 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 rs536975973 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:40374629. 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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