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Height

GNAS · rs6123837

Where this position leads

Condition: Height

rs6123837 Condition: Height Height Condition rs6123837 rs6123837 GNAS

What the study found

Who was studied 5,314,291 European ancestry, Hispanic or Latin American, East Asian ancestry, African ancestry, South Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0103 higher (95% confidence interval 0.0085-0.0121); p = 2 × 10−32.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 39% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20q13.32 — a synonymous change in GNAS.

What each result means

A/A Two 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.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Height. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Height. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs6123837

What is rs6123837?

rs6123837 is a single position in the genome, in or near the GNAS 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 rs6123837 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.

Does having rs6123837 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 rs6123837 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature 2022, PMID:36224396. 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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