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BMI at birth

GCK · rs78412508

What the study found

Who was studied 28,681 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.376 higher (95% confidence interval 0.28-0.47); p = 4 × 10−15.

How common The G allele had a frequency of about 99% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 7, band 7p13 — in an intron of GCK.

What each result means

A/A No copy of the version the research linked to BMI at birth. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
A/G One copy of the version the research linked to BMI at birth. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G Two copies of the version the research linked to BMI at birth. That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
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Questions about rs78412508

What is rs78412508?

rs78412508 is a single position in the genome, in or near the GCK gene. Published research associates it with bmi at birth. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs78412508 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 rs78412508 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature metabolism 2022, PMID:35315439. 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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