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Body mass index (MTAG)

near DPYD · rs995258

What the study found

Who was studied 694,649 European ancestry individuals.

The effect Each copy of the A allele shifted the measure 0.0139 higher (95% confidence interval 0.011-0.017); p = 4 × 10−16.

Where it sits Chromosome 1, band 1p21.3 — between genes, 112.2 kb from DPYD.

What each result means

A/A Two copies of the version the research linked to Body mass index (MTAG). That is the strongest link of the three results. A link in a study is not a diagnosis.
A/C One copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index (MTAG). That is a smaller link than two copies.
C/C No copy of the version the research linked to Body mass index (MTAG). This is the starting point the study compared everyone against.
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Questions about rs995258

What is rs995258?

rs995258 is a single position in the genome, in or near the near DPYD gene. Published research associates it with body mass index (mtag). A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

Does having rs995258 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 rs995258 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nature communications 2022, PMID:36376304. 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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