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Problematic alcohol use (MTAG)

DHODH · rs56387295

What the study found

Who was studied 972,915 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0186 higher (95% confidence interval 0.013-0.024); p = 7 × 10−10.

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

Where it sits Chromosome 16, band 16q22.2 — in an intron of DHODH.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Problematic alcohol use (MTAG). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/C One copy of the version the research linked to Problematic alcohol use (MTAG). That is a smaller link than two copies.
C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Problematic alcohol use (MTAG). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs56387295

What is rs56387295?

rs56387295 is a single position in the genome, in or near the DHODH gene. Published research associates it with problematic alcohol use (mtag). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs56387295 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 rs56387295 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature neuroscience 2020, PMID:32451486. 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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