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Appendicular lean mass

ADAMTSL4 · rs9659073

What the study found

Who was studied 450,243 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0198 lower (95% confidence interval 0.016-0.024); p = 5 × 10−26.

How common The A allele had a frequency of about 48% in the people studied.

Where it sits Chromosome 1, band 1q21.2 — in an intron of ADAMTSL4.

What ClinVar records

Classification Benign; criteria provided, single submitter (1 of 4 stars, 1 submitter), last evaluated 2018-06-29. ClinVar record 1241457 NM_019032.6(ADAMTSL4):c.1234+411G>A

What this is ClinVar's aggregate record for this position (as of its 2026-10-12 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 Appendicular lean mass. 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 Appendicular lean mass. That is a smaller link than two copies.
G/G No copy of the version the research linked to Appendicular lean mass. This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs9659073

What is rs9659073?

rs9659073 is a single position in the genome, in or near the ADAMTSL4 gene. Published research associates it with appendicular lean mass. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs9659073 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 rs9659073 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Communications biology 2020, PMID:33097823. 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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