rs12730935

This variant is located in the IL6R gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (16)

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

C-reactive protein measurement

Sakaue S et al. “A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes.” Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.08
p 9.0e-315
N 436,491
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

alkaline phosphatase measurement

Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 7.0e-62
N 394,642
Large GWAS
European
Sakaue S et al. “A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes.” Nature Genetics 53(10):1415-1424 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.03
p 1.0e-45
N 463,178
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry
Pazoki R et al. “Genetic analysis in European ancestry individuals identifies 517 loci associated with liver enzymes.” Nature Communications 12(1):2579 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.00
p 2.0e-61
N 437,438
Large GWAS
European
Chen VL et al. “Genome-wide association study of serum liver enzymes implicates diverse metabolic and liver pathology.” Nature Communications 12(1):816 (2021)
Allele A
OR 11.70
p 2.0e-31
N 390,964
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

erythrocyte volume

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 0.03
p 2.0e-19
N 583,955
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
multi-ancestry

histidine measurement

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-17
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

glutamine measurement

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-17
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

Red cell distribution width

Vuckovic D et al. “The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases.” Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 2.0e-15
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

cholesteryl esters to total lipids in IDL percentage

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.02
p 1.0e-14
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

hemoglobin measurement

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 0.02
p 2.0e-14
N 407,894
Major Consortium StudyLarge GWAS
European

calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type 1 measurement

Pietzner M et al. “Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases.” Science (new York, N.y.) 374(6569):eabj1541 (2021)
Allele A
OR 0.10
p 3.0e-14
N 10,708
Large GWAS
European

level of phosphatidylcholine

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.01
p 4.0e-14
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

About IL6R

This gene encodes a subunit of the interleukin 6 (IL6) receptor complex. Interleukin 6 is a potent pleiotropic cytokine that regulates cell growth and differentiation and plays an important role in the immune response. The IL6 receptor is a protein complex consisting of this protein and interleukin 6 signal transducer (IL6ST/GP130/IL6-beta), a receptor subunit also shared by many other cytokines. Dysregulated production of IL6 and this receptor are implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases, such as multiple myeloma, autoimmune diseases and prostate cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified in this gene. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 9. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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