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Microcytic percentage of red cells

HBS1L · rs55731938

What the study found

Who was studied 39,184 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.111 SD units higher (95% confidence interval 0.09-0.132); p = 5 × 10−25.

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

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6q23.3 — inside HBS1L.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Microcytic percentage of red cells. 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 Microcytic percentage of red cells. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Microcytic percentage of red cells. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs55731938

What is rs55731938?

rs55731938 is a single position in the genome, in or near the HBS1L gene. Published research associates it with microcytic percentage of red cells. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs55731938 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 rs55731938 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2023, PMID:37596262. 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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