rs12621445

This variant is located in the UBXN2A gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (3)

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

reticulocyte count

Astle WJ et al. “The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.” Cell 167(5):1415-1429.e19 (2016)

Allele T

OR 0.07

p 4.0e-46

N 170,548

Large GWAS

European

lymphocyte count

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 C

OR 0.04

p 3.0e-16

N 364,272

Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS

multi-ancestry

leukocyte quantity

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 C

OR 0.03

p 1.0e-11

N 546,038

Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS

multi-ancestry

About UBXN2A

Predicted to enable ubiquitin binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of ERAD pathway and positive regulation of protein catabolic process. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]