rs12149832

This is a intron variant variant in the FTO gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)

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

drug use measurement, Hypercholesterolemia

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 G
OR 0.05
p 5.0e-24
N 315,668
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

body mass index

Okada Y et al. “Common variants at CDKAL1 and KLF9 are associated with body mass index in east Asian populations.” Nature Genetics 44(3):302-6 (2012)
Allele A
OR 0.07
p 5.0e-22
N 26,620
Large GWAS
East Asian

taste liking measurement

May-Wilson S et al. “Large-scale GWAS of food liking reveals genetic determinants and genetic correlations with distinct neurophysiological traits.” Nature Communications 13(1):2743 (2022)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 5.0e-11
N 159,006
Large GWAS
European

Varicose veins

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 G
OR 0.08
p 2.0e-15
N 434,680
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

About FTO

This gene is a nuclear protein of the AlkB related non-haem iron and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase superfamily but the exact physiological function of this gene is not known. Other non-heme iron enzymes function to reverse alkylated DNA and RNA damage by oxidative demethylation. Studies in mice and humans indicate a role in nervous and cardiovascular systems and a strong association with body mass index, obesity risk, and type 2 diabetes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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