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Skin color

SLC45A2 · rs7380538

What the study found

Who was studied 4,985 Iberian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.533 lower (95% confidence interval 0.45-0.62); p = 5 × 10−35.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 3% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 5, band 5p13.2 — in the 3′ untranslated region of SLC45A2.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Skin color. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to Skin color. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Skin color. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs7380538

What is rs7380538?

rs7380538 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SLC45A2 gene. Published research associates it with skin color. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs7380538 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 rs7380538 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Genes 2023, PMID:36672889. 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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