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Apolipoprotein A1 levels

SMPD3 · rs79978301

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What the study found

Who was studied 311,601 European ancestry individuals, 5,550 African ancestry individuals, 6,682 South Asian ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the G allele shifted the measure 0.0262 lower (95% confidence interval 0.018-0.034); p = 3 × 10⁻¹⁰.

Where it sits Chromosome 16, band 16q22.1 — in an intron of SMPD3.

What each result means

A/A Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Apolipoprotein A1 levels — no copies of the reported risk allele.

A/G Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Apolipoprotein A1 levels.

G/G Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Apolipoprotein A1 levels compared to the general population.

Source

Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank

Sinnott-Armstrong N, Tanigawa Y, Amar D, Mars N, Benner C, Aguirre M, Venkataraman GR, Wainberg M, Ollila HM, Kiiskinen T, Havulinna AS, Pirruccello JP

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Qian J, Shcherbina A, Rodriguez F, Assimes TL, Agarwala V, Tibshirani R, Hastie T, Ripatti S, Pritchard JK, Daly MJ, Rivas MA

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Nature genetics · 2021 · PMID 33462484 · open access

Questions about rs79978301

What is rs79978301?

rs79978301 is a single position in the genome, in or near the SMPD3 gene. Published research associates it with apolipoprotein a1 levels. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs79978301 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 rs79978301 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature genetics 2021, PMID:33462484. 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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