Who was studied 170,641 European ancestry individuals.
The effect
Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.103 higher (95% confidence interval 0.09-0.115); p = 2 × 10−56.
How common The T allele had a frequency of about 8% in the people studied.
Where it sits Chromosome 19, band 19p13.2 — in an intron of KANK2.
What each result means
C/CPublished research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Reticulocyte count — no copies of the reported risk allele.
C/TPublished research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Reticulocyte count.
T/TPublished research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Reticulocyte count compared to the general population.
rs74180173 is a single position in the genome, in or near the KANK2 gene. Published research associates it with reticulocyte count. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.
What conditions is rs74180173 linked to?
On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Blood Cell Counts. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.
Does having rs74180173 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 rs74180173 come from?
GWAS Catalog, Cell 2016, PMID:27863252. Every variant on MyGeneLog comes from public primary sources and is published with its citation and the date it was checked.