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Smoking initiation

RPS6KA4 · rs72926005

What the study found

Who was studied 2,669,029 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the C allele shifted the measure 0.00867 lower (95% confidence interval 0.0068-0.0105); p = 3 × 10−20.

How common The C allele had a frequency of about 35% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 11, band 11q13.1 — in an intron of RPS6KA4.

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Smoking initiation — no copies of the reported risk allele.
A/C Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Smoking initiation.
C/C Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Smoking initiation compared to the general population.
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Questions about rs72926005

What is rs72926005?

rs72926005 is a single position in the genome, in or near the RPS6KA4 gene. Published research associates it with smoking initiation. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs72926005 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 rs72926005 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature 2022, PMID:36477530. 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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