rs11667908

This is a upstream gene variant variant in the EXOSC5 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)

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

atrial fibrillation

Yuan S et al. “Cross-population GWAS and proteomics improve risk prediction and reveal mechanisms in atrial fibrillation.” Nature Communications 16(1):6426 (2025)

Allele A

OR 0.02

p 6.0e-12

N 2,584,013

Large GWAS

multi-ancestry

Red cell distribution width

Chen MH et al. “Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.” Cell 182(5):1198-1213.e14 (2020)

Allele G

OR —

p 1.0e-10

N 563,352

Large GWAS

multi-ancestry

About EXOSC5

Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Involved in DNA deamination; RNA processing; and mRNA catabolic process. Acts upstream of or within defense response to virus. Located in cytosol; euchromatin; and nuclear lumen. Part of exosome (RNase complex). [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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