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Age of smoking initiation

MMD · rs553874586

What the study found

Who was studied 46,000 East Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 3.77 lower (95% confidence interval 2.49-5.05); p = 8 × 10−9.

Where it sits Chromosome 17, band 17q22 — in an intron of MMD.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Age of smoking initiation. 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 Age of smoking initiation. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Age of smoking initiation. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs553874586

What is rs553874586?

rs553874586 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MMD gene. Published research associates it with age of smoking initiation. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs553874586 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 rs553874586 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) 2022, PMID:36085329. 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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