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Palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7) levels

NAP5 · rs6722456

What the study found

Who was studied 8,961 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.048 lower (95% confidence interval 0.031-0.065); p = 4 × 10−8.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 2% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 2, band 2q21.2 — between genes, 175.1 kb from RN7SKP93.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7) levels. 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 Palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7) levels. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7) levels. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs6722456

What is rs6722456?

rs6722456 is a single position in the genome, in or near the NAP5 gene. Published research associates it with palmitoleic acid (16:1n-7) levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs6722456 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 rs6722456 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics 2013, PMID:23362303. 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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