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Age-related macular degeneration

COL4A3 · rs56123646

Where this position leads

Condition: Age-Related Macular Degeneration

rs56123646 Condition: Age-Related Macular Degeneration Age-Related Macular Degeneration Condition rs56123646 rs56123646 COL4A3

What the study found

Who was studied 57,290 European ancestry cases, 324,430 European ancestry controls.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.086 higher (95% confidence interval 0.063-0.109); p = 7 × 10−14.

How common The T allele had a frequency of about 14% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 2, band 2q36.3 — in the 3′ untranslated region of COL4A3.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign for Alport syndrome; criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts (2 of 4 stars, 2 submitters), last evaluated 2018-01-13. ClinVar record 334795 NM_000091.5(COL4A3):c.*595A>T

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-12 release), not a result about you. A classification describes the variant against the condition named, as laboratories submitted it. Whether a person carries this variant, and what that would mean for them, is a question for a clinical test and a genetic counsellor.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Age-related macular degeneration. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/T One copy of the version the research linked to Age-related macular degeneration. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Age-related macular degeneration. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs56123646

What is rs56123646?

rs56123646 is a single position in the genome, in or near the COL4A3 gene. Published research associates it with age-related macular degeneration. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs56123646 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs56123646 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 rs56123646 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2024, PMID:39623103. 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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