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Total hippocampal volume

MAST4 · rs57246240

What the study found

Who was studied 21,297 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 36.6 mm3 higher; p = 9 × 10−11.

Where it sits Chromosome 5, band 5q12.3 — in an intron of MAST4.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Total hippocampal volume. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Total hippocampal volume. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Total hippocampal volume. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs57246240

What is rs57246240?

rs57246240 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MAST4 gene. Published research associates it with total hippocampal volume. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs57246240 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 rs57246240 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Mol Psychiatry 2018, PMID:30279459. 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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