rs12924329

This is a intron variant variant in the BCAR4 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

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

chromosome, telomeric region length

Liu WS et al. “Whole exome sequencing analyses reveal novel genes in telomere length and their biomedical implications.” Geroscience 46(5):5365-5385 (2024)
Allele T
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-8
N 327,790
Large GWAS
European

About BCAR4

This gene produces a spliced long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) that has been implicated in breast cancer metastasis. It was originally identified in a screen for genes responsible for the development of resistance to anti-estrogens in breast cancer cells. It is thought that release of CCL21 enables this lncRNA to bind to the SNIP1 and PNUTS transcription factors, thereby activating a non-canonical GLI-dependent hedgehog signaling pathway that promotes cancer cell migration and invasion. A similar gene in cow expresses a protein in mature oocytes and preimplantation embryos. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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