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LDL cholesterol

NYNRIN · rs8017377

Where this position leads

Condition: Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total)

rs8017377 Condition: Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total) Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total) Condition rs8017377 rs8017377 NYNRIN

What the study found

Who was studied 94,595 European ancestry individuals; replicated in 93,982 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.03 higher; p = 3 × 10−15.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 46% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 14, band 14q12 — a missense change in NYNRIN.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign; criteria provided, single submitter (1 of 4 stars, 1 submitter), last evaluated 2026-02-04. ClinVar record 2792733 NM_025081.3(NYNRIN):c.2932G>A (p.Ala978Thr)

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-19 release), not a result about you. A classification describes the variant against the condition named, as laboratories submitted it. Whether a person carries this variant, and what that would mean for them, is a question for a clinical test and a genetic counsellor.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to LDL cholesterol. 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 LDL cholesterol. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to LDL cholesterol. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
Source

Questions about rs8017377

What is rs8017377?

rs8017377 is a single position in the genome, in or near the NYNRIN gene. Published research associates it with ldl cholesterol. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What conditions is rs8017377 linked to?

On MyGeneLog this position is linked to Cholesterol (LDL, HDL and Total). The research behind each link, and its sources, are set out on that condition page.

Does having rs8017377 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 rs8017377 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Genet 2013, PMID:24097068. 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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