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Externalizing behaviour (multivariate analysis)

near MCHR2 · rs62432597

What the study found

Who was studied up to 53,293 European ancestry Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder individuals, up to 164,684 European ancestry problematic alcohol use individuals, up to 186,875 European ancestry lifetime cannabis use individuals, up to 357,187 European ancestry individuals measuring reverse-coded age at first sexual intercourse, up to 336,121 European ancestry individuals measuring number of sexual partners, up to 426,379 European ancestry individuals measuring general risk tolerance, up to 1,251,809 European ancestry individuals measuring lifetime smoking initiation.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.01 higher (95% confidence interval 0.008-0.012); p = 5 × 10−16.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 64% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 6, band 6q16.2 — between genes, 45 kb from MCHR2.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Externalizing behaviour (multivariate analysis). 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 Externalizing behaviour (multivariate analysis). That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Externalizing behaviour (multivariate analysis). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs62432597

What is rs62432597?

rs62432597 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near MCHR2 gene. Published research associates it with externalizing behaviour (multivariate analysis). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs62432597 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 rs62432597 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature neuroscience 2021, PMID:34446935. 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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