rs13120371

This is a coding sequence variant variant in the SLC7A11 gene.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (5)

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

body height

Jee YH et al. “Genome-wide association studies in a large Korean cohort identify quantitative trait loci for 36 traits and illuminate their genetic architectures.” Nature Communications 16(1):4935 (2025)
Allele A
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-29
N 928,679
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

hypotaurine measurement

Feofanova EV et al. “Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Human Metabolome in Multi-Ethnic Populations.” Nature Communications 14(1):3111 (2023)
Allele G
OR 0.14
p 1.0e-14
N 7,075
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

level of tyrosine-protein kinase Mer in blood

Loya H et al. “A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power.” Nature Genetics 57(2):461-468 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.04
p 8.0e-13
N 47,745
Large GWAS
European

cholesteryl esters in small HDL measurement

Zoodsma M et al. “A genetic map of human metabolism across the allele frequency spectrum.” Nature Genetics 57(10):2445-2455 (2025)
Allele G
OR 0.01
p 2.0e-10
N 450,015
Large GWAS
multi-ancestry

eosinophil count

Chen MH et al. “Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.” Cell 182(5):1198-1213.e14 (2020)
Allele G
OR 0.02
p 3.0e-13
N 474,237
Large GWAS
European

About SLC7A11

This gene encodes a member of a heteromeric, sodium-independent, anionic amino acid transport system that is highly specific for cysteine and glutamate. In this system, designated Xc(-), the anionic form of cysteine is transported in exchange for glutamate. This protein has been identified as the predominant mediator of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus fusion and entry permissiveness into cells. Also, increased expression of this gene in primary gliomas (compared to normal brain tissue) was associated with increased glutamate secretion via the XCT channels, resulting in neuronal cell death. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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