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Odor identification (pineapple)

near OR5M8 · rs669453

What the study found

Who was studied 18,883 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.296 lower (95% confidence interval 0.25-0.35); p = 5 × 10−31.

Where it sits Chromosome 11, band 11q12.1 — between genes, 1.8 kb from OR5M8.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to Odor identification (pineapple). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/C One copy of the version the research linked to Odor identification (pineapple). That is a smaller link than two copies.
C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to Odor identification (pineapple). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs669453

What is rs669453?

rs669453 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near OR5M8 gene. Published research associates it with odor identification (pineapple). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs669453 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 rs669453 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2025, PMID:40593737. 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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