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What the study found
Who was studied 133,653 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 50,074 European ancestry individuals.
The effect
Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.033 higher; p = 3 × 10−18.
How common The T allele had a frequency of about 31% in the people studied.
Where it sits Chromosome 3, band 3q26.31 — a synonymous change in GHSR.
What ClinVar records
ClassificationBenign for Short stature due to growth hormone secretagogue receptor deficiency; criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts (2 of 4 stars, 7 submitters), last evaluated 2026-05-08.
ClinVar record 263110NM_198407.2(GHSR):c.477G>A (p.Arg159=)
What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-19 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
C/CNo copy of the version the research linked to Height. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/TOne copy of the version the research linked to Height. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/TTwo copies of the version the research linked to Height. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.
Questions about rs572169
What is rs572169?
rs572169 is a single position in the genome, in or near the GHSR gene. Published research associates it with height. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
What conditions is rs572169 linked to?
On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Height. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.
What do people read about alongside rs572169?
Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include blood sugar and insulin (3 papers), alcohol and the flush (1 papers), longevity and ageing (1 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.
Does having rs572169 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 rs572169 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Nature 2010, PMID:20881960. 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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