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Refractive error

NIN · rs55984715

What the study found

Who was studied 1,495,159 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.0177 SD unit higher (95% confidence interval 0.013-0.022); p = 9 × 10−15.

How common The T allele had a frequency of about 87% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 14, band 14q22.1 — in an intron of NIN.

What each result means

G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Refractive error. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
G/T One copy of the version the research linked to Refractive error. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Refractive error. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs55984715

What is rs55984715?

rs55984715 is a single position in the genome, in or near the NIN gene. Published research associates it with refractive error. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs55984715 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 rs55984715 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2026, PMID:42009823. 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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