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LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers

SOX17 · rs56204645

What the study found

Who was studied 56,505 European ancestry individuals, 9,870 African American individuals, 2,491 Asian ancestry individuals, 2,528 Hispanic individuals; replicated in 107,548 European ancestry individuals, 2,028 African American or Afro-Caribbean individuals, 41,240 Asian ancestry individuals, 6,622 Hispanic individuals, 1,984 Brazilian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 1.6 lower; p = 2 × 10−13.

Where it sits Chromosome 8, band 8q11.23 — between genes, 0.2 kb from RP1.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to LDL cholesterol levels in current drinkers. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs56204645

What is rs56204645?

rs56204645 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SOX17 gene. Published research associates it with ldl cholesterol levels in current drinkers. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs56204645 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 rs56204645 come from?

GWAS Catalog, American journal of epidemiology 2019, PMID:30698716. 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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