Standard
Hemoglobin
HBG2 · rs557129696
Stands on its own.
Nothing else here links to this position yet — but the page above is the point: what the
research found, what each genotype means, and where it came from, in language you can
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What each result means
G/G
Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Hemoglobin compared to the general population.
G/T
Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Hemoglobin.
T/T
Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Hemoglobin — no copies of the reported risk allele.
Source
Whole genome sequencing and imputation in isolated populations identify genetic associations with medically-relevant complex traits
Southam L,
Gilly A,
Süveges D,
Farmaki AE,
Schwartzentruber J,
Tachmazidou I,
Matchan A,
Rayner NW,
Tsafantakis E,
Karaleftheri M,
Xue Y,
Dedoussis G
and 1 more — show all
Nature communications · 2017 · PMID 28548082 · open access
Questions about rs557129696
What is rs557129696?
rs557129696 is a single position in the genome, in or near the HBG2 gene. Published research associates it with hemoglobin. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
Does having rs557129696 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 rs557129696 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Nat Commun 2017, PMID:28548082. 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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