rs12147136

This variant is located in the UNC79 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

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

body mass index

Hoffmann TJ et al. “A Large Multiethnic Genome-Wide Association Study of Adult Body Mass Index Identifies Novel Loci.” Genetics 210(2):499-515 (2018)

Allele A

OR —

β 0.018

p 1.0e-9

N 334,487

Large GWAS

multi-ancestry

About UNC79

The NALCN channel is responsible for Na(+) leak currents. The protein encoded by this gene, along with UNC80, is an accessory subunit of the NALCN channel that contributes to the Ca(2+) sensitivity of the channel. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2016]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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