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Stool frequency

METTL6 · rs73142301

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What the study found

Who was studied 167,966 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.022 lower (95% confidence interval 0.012-0.032); p = 2 × 10⁻⁶.

How common The T allele had a frequency of about 10% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 3, band 3p25.1 — in an intron of METTL6.

What each result means

C/C Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Stool frequency — no copies of the reported risk allele.

C/T Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Stool frequency.

T/T Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Stool frequency compared to the general population.

Source

Genetic dissection of stool frequency implicates vitamin B1 metabolism and other actionable pathways in the modulation of gut motility

Díaz-Muñoz C, Bozzarelli I, Lopera-Maya EA, Belbasis L, Lo Faro V, Camargo Tavares L, Heredia-Fernández F, Di Lorenzo B, Sinha T, Esteban Blanco C, Favé MJ, Awadalla P

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Walters RG, Bonfiglio F, Zhernakova A, Sanna S, D'Amato M

Gut · 2026 · PMID 41558814 · open access

Questions about rs73142301

What is rs73142301?

rs73142301 is a single position in the genome, in or near the METTL6 gene. Published research associates it with stool frequency. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs73142301 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 rs73142301 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Gut 2026, PMID:41558814. 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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