rs12156228

This variant is located in the PTK2 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

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

smoking initiation

Saunders GRB et al. “Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use.” Nature 612(7941):720-724 (2022)
Allele G
OR 0.01
p 1.0e-18
N 3,382,012
Large GWAS
European, East Asian, Hispanic or Latin American, African unspecified

About PTK2

This gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase which is found concentrated in the focal adhesions that form between cells growing in the presence of extracellular matrix constituents. The encoded protein is a member of the FAK subfamily of protein tyrosine kinases but lacks significant sequence similarity to kinases from other subfamilies. Activation of this gene may be an important early step in cell growth and intracellular signal transduction pathways triggered in response to certain neural peptides or to cell interactions with the extracellular matrix. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2017]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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