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Red cell distribution width

SLC12A7 · rs55861694

What the study found

Who was studied 171,529 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.167 lower (95% confidence interval 0.14-0.19); p = 4 × 10−32.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 2% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 5, band 5p15.33 — in the 3′ untranslated region of SLC12A7.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Red cell distribution width. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/C One copy of the version the research linked to Red cell distribution width. That is a smaller link than two copies.
C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Red cell distribution width. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs55861694

What is rs55861694?

rs55861694 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SLC12A7 gene. Published research associates it with red cell distribution width. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs55861694 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 rs55861694 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Cell 2016, PMID:27863252. 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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