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Lp (a) levels

PLG · rs783147

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Lp (a) levels compared to the general population.
A/G Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Lp (a) levels.
G/G Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Lp (a) levels — no copies of the reported risk allele.
Source

What people read about alongside this

Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.

Questions about rs783147

What is rs783147?

rs783147 is a single position in the genome, in or near the PLG gene. Published research associates it with lp (a) levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What do people read about alongside rs783147?

Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include cholesterol and blood fats (1 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.

Does having rs783147 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 rs783147 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Eur Heart J 2011, PMID:21900290. 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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