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Leukocyte telomere length

near MECOM · rs79127610

What the study found

Who was studied 327,790 British ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.061 higher (95% confidence interval 0.045-0.077); p = 3 × 10−15.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 2% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 3, band 3q26.2 — between genes, 8.2 kb from MECOM.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Leukocyte telomere length. 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 Leukocyte telomere length. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Leukocyte telomere length. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs79127610

What is rs79127610?

rs79127610 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near MECOM gene. Published research associates it with leukocyte telomere length. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs79127610 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 rs79127610 come from?

GWAS Catalog, GeroScience 2024, PMID:38837026. 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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