rs11121542

This is a intron variant variant in the KIF1B gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

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

Abnormality of the skeletal system

Allele A
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-18
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European

monocyte percentage of leukocytes

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-14
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

grip strength measurement

Allele A
OR 0.00
p 3.0e-10
N 334,825
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

About KIF1B

Enables plus-end-directed microtubule motor activity. Involved in apoptotic process involved in development and mitochondrion transport along microtubule. Is active in mitochondrion. Implicated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A1; hepatocellular carcinoma; multiple sclerosis; neuroblastoma; and ovary epithelial cancer. Biomarker of hepatocellular carcinoma. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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