Standard
Male-pattern baldness
near MYOCD · rs72809171
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Nothing else here links to this position yet — but the page above is the point: what the
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What each result means
A/A
Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Male-pattern baldness — no copies of the reported risk allele.
A/G
Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Male-pattern baldness.
G/G
Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Male-pattern baldness compared to the general population.
Source
GWAS for male-pattern baldness identifies 71 susceptibility loci explaining 38% of the risk
Pirastu N,
Joshi PK,
de Vries PS,
Cornelis MC,
McKeigue PM,
Keum N,
Franceschini N,
Colombo M,
Giovannucci EL,
Spiliopoulou A,
Franke L,
North KE
and 4 more — show all
Nature communications · 2017 · PMID 29146897 · open access
Questions about rs72809171
What is rs72809171?
rs72809171 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near MYOCD gene. Published research associates it with male-pattern baldness. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
Does having rs72809171 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 rs72809171 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Nat Commun 2017, PMID:29146897. 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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