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Testosterone levels

PPARA · rs6008259

What the study found

Who was studied 235,579 European ancestry females.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0312 lower (95% confidence interval 0.024-0.039); p = 8 × 10−16.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 18% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 22, band 22q13.31 — in the 3′ untranslated region of PPARA.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Testosterone levels. 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 Testosterone levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Testosterone levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs6008259

What is rs6008259?

rs6008259 is a single position in the genome, in or near the PPARA gene. Published research associates it with testosterone levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs6008259 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 rs6008259 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2025, PMID:40229599. 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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