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Descending aorta diameter

LINC01978 · rs894871

What the study found

Who was studied 39,893 European or unknown ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0334 lower (95% confidence interval 0.022-0.045); p = 2 × 10−9.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 68% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 17, band 17q25.3 — in the 3′ untranslated region of LINC01978.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Descending aorta diameter. 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 Descending aorta diameter. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Descending aorta diameter. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs894871

What is rs894871?

rs894871 is a single position in the genome, in or near the LINC01978 gene. Published research associates it with descending aorta diameter. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs894871 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 rs894871 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2023, PMID:37019578. 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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