rs12051245
This is a regulatory region variant variant in the CIAO3 gene.
▶GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (4)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (4)
Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.
appendicular lean mass
Pei YF et al. “The genetic architecture of appendicular lean mass characterized by association analysis in the UK Biobank study.” Communications Biology 3(1):608 (2020)
Allele T
OR 0.03
p 3.0e-40
N 450,243
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European
BMI-adjusted hip circumference
Christakoudi S et al. “GWAS of allometric body-shape indices in UK Biobank identifies loci suggesting associations with morphogenesis, organogenesis, adrenal cell renewal and cancer.” Scientific Reports 11(1):10688 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.03
p 8.0e-21
N 186,825
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European
lean body mass
Harris BHL et al. “New role of fat-free mass in cancer risk linked with genetic predisposition.” Scientific Reports 14(1):7270 (2024)
Allele C
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-19
N 337,739
Large GWAS
European
body height
Verma A et al. “Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.” Science (new York, N.y.) 385(6706):eadj1182 (2024)
Allele T
OR 0.05
p 3.0e-44
N 607,512
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry
About CIAO3
Predicted to enable 4 iron, 4 sulfur cluster binding activity and metal ion binding activity. Involved in several processes, including intracellular oxygen homeostasis; iron-sulfur cluster assembly; and response to hypoxia. Part of cytosolic [4Fe-4S] assembly targeting complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
View all CIAO3 variants →Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.
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