rs12608455

This is a regulatory region variant variant in the DOT1L gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)

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

erythrocyte count

Sakaue S et al. A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes. Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele C
OR 0.02
p 3.0e-12
N 153,512
Large GWAS
East Asian

hemoglobin measurement

Allele T
OR 0.03
p 2.0e-11
N 149,861
Large GWAS
East Asian

About DOT1L

The protein encoded by this gene is a histone methyltransferase that methylates lysine-79 of histone H3. It is inactive against free core histones, but shows significant histone methyltransferase activity against nucleosomes. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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