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Platelet count

PLEC · rs7017789

What the study found

Who was studied 38,000 South Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.053 higher (95% confidence interval 0.039-0.067); p = 1 × 10−13.

Where it sits Chromosome 8, band 8q24.3 — in an intron of PLEC.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Platelet count. 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 Platelet count. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Platelet count. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs7017789

What is rs7017789?

rs7017789 is a single position in the genome, in or near the PLEC gene. Published research associates it with platelet count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs7017789 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 rs7017789 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2024, PMID:39414775. 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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