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Retinal thickness (functional principal component 4)

MACROD2-IT1 · rs62202889

What the study found

Who was studied 43,151 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 1,179 Central or South Asian individuals, 1,161 African ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 39.9 lower (95% confidence interval 35-44.72); p = 6 × 10−58.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 27% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 20, band 20p12.1 — in an intron of MACROD2-IT1.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Retinal thickness (functional principal component 4). 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 Retinal thickness (functional principal component 4). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Retinal thickness (functional principal component 4). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs62202889

What is rs62202889?

rs62202889 is a single position in the genome, in or near the MACROD2-IT1 gene. Published research associates it with retinal thickness (functional principal component 4). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs62202889 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 rs62202889 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:39904976. 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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