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Male-pattern baldness

ISM1 · rs6041981

Where this position leads

Condition: Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness)

rs6041981 Condition: Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness) Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern… Condition rs6041981 rs6041981 ISM1

What the study found

Who was studied 205,327 European ancestry males.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0502 higher (95% confidence interval 0.039-0.061); p = 2 × 10−19.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 9% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20p12.1 — in an intron of ISM1.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Male-pattern baldness. 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 Male-pattern baldness. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Male-pattern baldness. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs6041981

What is rs6041981?

rs6041981 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ISM1 gene. Published research associates it with male-pattern baldness. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs6041981 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs6041981 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 rs6041981 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Commun 2018, PMID:30573740. 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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