Sensitive

Prostate cancer

LINC01245 · rs76595456

Where this position leads

Condition: Prostate Cancer

rs76595456 Condition: Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Condition rs76595456 rs76595456 LINC01245

What the study found

Who was studied 2,463 African American or Afro-Caribbean cases, 2,306 African American or Afro-Caribbean controls.

The effect Each copy of the T allele shifted the measure 0.55 higher; p = 1 × 10−15.

Where it sits Chromosome 8, band 8q24.21 — in an intron of PCAT1.

What each result means

C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Prostate cancer. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
C/T One copy of the version the research linked to Prostate cancer. That is a smaller link than two copies.
T/T Two copies of the version the research linked to Prostate cancer. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
Source

Questions about rs76595456

What is rs76595456?

rs76595456 is a single position in the genome, in or near the LINC01245 gene. Published research associates it with prostate cancer. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs76595456 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Prostate Cancer. The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs76595456 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 rs76595456 come from?

GWAS Catalog, PloS one 2020, PMID:32986714. 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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