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Total cholesterol levels (MTAG)

SCARB1 · rs7308735

Strength of the evidence

1 / 4

Its strongest genetic-study result is p = 10−18, with 1 associations in the GWAS Catalog.

How this is scored

4: ClinVar disease-causing, reviewed by an expert panel or a guideline (3–4 stars). 3: ClinVar, several labs agreeing (2 stars), or a genetic study at p ≤ 10−50. 2: ClinVar from one lab (1 star), or p ≤ 10−20. 1: ClinVar submitted without criteria (0 stars), or genome-wide significance (p ≤ 5×10−8). The higher of the two counts. It says how solid the evidence is, not whether it matters for a particular person.

What the study found

Who was studied 125,000 African ancestry individuals (MTAG boosted by high-density lipoprotein and triglyceride samples).

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.0308 higher (95% confidence interval 0.024-0.038); p = 3 × 10−18.

Where it sits Chromosome 12, band 12q24.31 — inside SCARB1.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Total cholesterol levels (MTAG). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Total cholesterol levels (MTAG). That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Total cholesterol levels (MTAG). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs7308735

What is rs7308735?

rs7308735 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SCARB1 gene. Published research associates it with total cholesterol levels (mtag). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs7308735 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 rs7308735 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2023, PMID:37669986. 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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