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Testosterone levels

near CYP2C8 · rs542798166

What the study found

Who was studied 235,579 European ancestry females.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0291 lower (95% confidence interval 0.02-0.038); p = 3 × 10−10.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 12% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 10, band 10q23.33 — between genes, 12.1 kb from CYP2C8.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Testosterone levels. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
C/G One copy of the version the research linked to Testosterone levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Testosterone levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs542798166

What is rs542798166?

rs542798166 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near CYP2C8 gene. Published research associates it with testosterone levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs542798166 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 rs542798166 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2025, PMID:40229599. 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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