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White matter hyperintensity volume

DEGS2 · rs7157599

What the study found

Who was studied 2,516 African American individuals, 48,454 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.0408 higher (95% confidence interval 0.027-0.055); p = 1 × 10−8.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 29% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 14, band 14q32.2 — a missense change in DEGS2.

What each result means

C/C Two copies of the version the research linked to White matter hyperintensity volume. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to White matter hyperintensity volume. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T No copy of the version the research linked to White matter hyperintensity volume. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs7157599

What is rs7157599?

rs7157599 is a single position in the genome, in or near the DEGS2 gene. Published research associates it with white matter hyperintensity volume. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs7157599 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 rs7157599 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2020, PMID:33293549. 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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