rs11098259

This is a regulatory region variant variant in the UGT8 gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

erythrocyte count

Vuckovic D et al. The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases. Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 1.0e-15
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

hemoglobin measurement

Vuckovic D et al. The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases. Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-12
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

hematocrit

Vuckovic D et al. The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases. Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-12
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European
Sakaue S et al. A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes. Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 6.0e-12
N 503,490
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

About UGT8

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the UDP-glycosyltransferase family. It catalyzes the transfer of galactose to ceramide, a key enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of galactocerebrosides, which are abundant sphingolipids of the myelin membrane of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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