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Retinal thickness (pixel 47_199)

near SHH · rs56021560

What the study found

Who was studied 43,148 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 1,179 Central or South Asian individuals, 1,161 African ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.273 lower (95% confidence interval 0.21-0.34); p = 1 × 10−17.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 40% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 7, band 7q36.3 — between genes, 11.3 kb from SHH.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Retinal thickness (pixel 47_199). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/T One copy of the version the research linked to Retinal thickness (pixel 47_199). That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Retinal thickness (pixel 47_199). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs56021560

What is rs56021560?

rs56021560 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near SHH gene. Published research associates it with retinal thickness (pixel 47_199). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs56021560 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 rs56021560 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:39904976. 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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