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Self-reported math ability

near HMGCS1 · rs56206275

Where this position leads

Condition: Educational Attainment

rs56206275 Condition: Educational Attainment Educational Attainment Condition rs56206275 rs56206275 near HMGCS1

What the study found

Who was studied 564,698 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0126 higher (95% confidence interval 0.0087-0.0165); p = 9 × 10−11.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 49% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 5, band 5p12 — between genes, 12.1 kb from LOC107986378.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Self-reported math ability. 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 Self-reported math ability. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to Self-reported math ability. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
Source
Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals
Lee JJ, Wedow R, Okbay A, Kong E, Maghzian O, Zacher M, Nguyen-Viet TA, Bowers P, Sidorenko J, Karlsson Linnér R, Fontana MA, Kundu T
and 65 more — show all
Lee C, Li H, Li R, Royer R, Timshel PN, Walters RK, Willoughby EA, Yengo L, Alver M, Bao Y, Clark DW, Day FR, Furlotte NA, Joshi PK, Kemper KE, Kleinman A, Langenberg C, Mägi R, Trampush JW, Verma SS, Wu Y, Lam M, Zhao JH, Zheng Z, Boardman JD, Campbell H, Freese J, Harris KM, Hayward C, Herd P, Kumari M, Lencz T, Luan J, Malhotra AK, Metspalu A, Milani L, Ong KK, Perry JRB, Porteous DJ, Ritchie MD, Smart MC, Smith BH, Tung JY, Wareham NJ, Wilson JF, Beauchamp JP, Conley DC, Esko T, Lehrer SF, Magnusson PKE, Oskarsson S, Pers TH, Robinson MR, Thom K, Watson C, Chabris CF, Meyer MN, Laibson DI, Yang J, Johannesson M, Koellinger PD, Turley P, Visscher PM, Benjamin DJ, Cesarini D
23andMe Research Team · COGENT (Cognitive Genomics Consortium) · Social Science Genetic Association Consortium
Nature genetics · 2018 · PMID 30038396

Questions about rs56206275

What is rs56206275?

rs56206275 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near HMGCS1 gene. Published research associates it with self-reported math ability. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs56206275 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Educational Attainment. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs56206275 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 rs56206275 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Genet 2018, PMID:30038396. 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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